Dogbone cable
- Thread starter crownvicguy
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I hate that damn cable.
You can get it at a parts store...but the damn thing costs around $10-12 and will probably break again in 6 months or less. Or you can get it at a dealership, pay a few dollars more, and have it last a little longer.
Last time it broke on my Mustang I just put a bolt in there and double nutted the end (had to grind down the bolt head to get it into the stirrup though), anyway it held up for well over a year until I parked my mustang.
What I'd recommend doing is finding a bolt that fits (find something longer than the original cable in Grade 8) then use the nuts to set it to the right length, and double nut it like I said...and then make a second one. That way you'll have a spare, just in case, and buying the bolts and nuts is probably cheaper than buying a new cable (BTW- I can't remember the exact size bolt I used but I THINK it was 1/4")
You can get it at a parts store...but the damn thing costs around $10-12 and will probably break again in 6 months or less. Or you can get it at a dealership, pay a few dollars more, and have it last a little longer.
Last time it broke on my Mustang I just put a bolt in there and double nutted the end (had to grind down the bolt head to get it into the stirrup though), anyway it held up for well over a year until I parked my mustang.
What I'd recommend doing is finding a bolt that fits (find something longer than the original cable in Grade 8) then use the nuts to set it to the right length, and double nut it like I said...and then make a second one. That way you'll have a spare, just in case, and buying the bolts and nuts is probably cheaper than buying a new cable (BTW- I can't remember the exact size bolt I used but I THINK it was 1/4")
351wcoupe
New Member
Tell the parts person for a clutch cable and a "good parts person" will ask if its the long or short cable.
351wcoupe
New Member
Don't bother going to advance auto parts, they don't even have the short cable listed.
Also, I've always heard you're best off just getting a cable from a Ford dealership. Last parts-store cable i got lasted me less than 6 months, the Ford cable lasted considerably longer than that.
Also, I've always heard you're best off just getting a cable from a Ford dealership. Last parts-store cable i got lasted me less than 6 months, the Ford cable lasted considerably longer than that.
nomuffler
Member
I had to get one a while back, the dealership was the only place that had one and it was $25. Just turn it off every time you stop and hit the starter in first gear to get going, it'll be jerky at firsrt but once you get it down you'll be fine. EDIT: 
Hey, it gets ya home. My long cable broke in heavy traffic in July (second day at the new job, I was over an hour late 
) and I limped it home like this. Snagged a new long cable at the JY the next day, routed it CORRECTLY, and have had no problems since.
Ash
) and I limped it home like this. Snagged a new long cable at the JY the next day, routed it CORRECTLY, and have had no problems since.Ash
Well yeah it'll get you home, but he's making it sound like doing it permanently instead of replacing the cable.
mr_woodster
Active Member
i find this cable very strange. Ive driven my car quite a few years and never broken one. Is it the snow or what?
Hehe, I don't have two spares anymore. Snapped mine while downshifting to cross railroad tracks on the way to school a couple weeks ago. Coasted into a parking lot and replaced the dogbone, and was only five minutes late to class. 
Always carry a spare.
Woodster, I bet yours is gonna break now that you said that.
Ash
Always carry a spare.Woodster, I bet yours is gonna break now that you said that.
Ash
mr_woodster
Active Member
Asha'man said:Woodster, I bet yours is gonna break now that you said that.
Ash
the rule for my car is it only breaks the things i dont exspect 
