Is this just a broken clutch cable...or worse?

[Davin]

My clutch had been feeling notchy and was stretching out, it snapped today. I checked underneath and verified the broken cable. What I could not recall though was whether it was right that the clutch fork swung easily toward the rear of the car. I had not remembered there being any play last time I replaced a cable. It is taunt where it should be toward the front of the car, but swings away toward the rear...is that normal?

 

[milewsky80]

I'm pretty sure mine moves freely like that. If I were you I'd replace the quadrant and get a firewall adjuster and do it all at once with the new cable.

 

[HISSIN50]

I agree with the new components. In the times I've lost a cable (on bikes and cars), I'd get one good pop and some extra freeplay about a day before the cable completely let go.

Good luck.

 

[Davin]

Hissin, so you are confirming that the fork will swing to the rear freely after the cable goes?

milewsky80 - thanks for the suggestion, but the quad kit went in about 8 years ago

 

[omarECD]

Hissin, so you are confirming that the fork will swing to the rear freely after the cable goes?

milewsky80 - thanks for the suggestion, but the quad kit went in about 8 years ago

Yeah it should be fine swinging toward the rear of the car, if it moves easily toward the front of the car then that would be a problem.

 

[fordtech28]

I just had that happen to me about two weeks ago its snapped in heavy traffic .The clutch folk will sway back and fourth without the cable tension thats normal .

 

[Davin]

that's great guys, thanks for the quick feedback...new one on its way, $42 from Summitt. Lucky me, I was fighting it all the way home from work. It snapped as I was trying to shift into first to pull up the driveway. Had to push it 30 feet up hill but it would have been a lot worse.