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

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Davin

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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?
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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
 

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Davin said:
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
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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.
 
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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 .
 

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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.
 
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