Why did this clutch cable break? Pics..

[ForceFed70]

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why the cable broke?

At 1st I thought my exhaust had melted it again, but was surprised because after I modified my headers I thought I had lots of clearance.

Now that I have the cable out, it doesn't really look like it melted...

This is for a T5 with king cobra clutch. The king cobra clutch does take a little extra pedal effort vs stock, but it considered fairly mild as far as clutches go.

 

[ForceFed70]

Another pic. Looks like it kinda "burst".
At the time it broke, I was stopped at a light. The light had just turned green and as I eased it into gear the clutch just "dropped". Luckily the guy ahead of me was already starting to move as I almost rear-ended him.

 

[Mineral01]

Is that an OEM cable or aftermarket brand? I ask this because most aftermarket cable turn out to be junk and do stuff like this.

 

[ForceFed70]

I'll have to look up the brand name. It's whatever brand my local autioparts store sold me for a 1990 GT.

 

[CraigMBA]

Not all cables (replacement and aftermarket) are created equal.

I'd buy another cable from another vendor.

 

[ARTTII]

Agree with the others. Aftermarket (vs. OEM) seem to be junk.

Go to your Ford dealer, I priced one from them, $40! Should last me another 150k miles too

 

[65mistress]

Is this one of the quadrant style cables? I ask because I have the RMP clutch cable set up and if this happens to that one I will be looking for an alternative.

 

[ForceFed70]

It is the quadrent style cable. However, I have modified it to suit my needs.

So general concensus is that it was just a crappy cable? Damn thing didn't last 500 miles.

I had an old guy tell me that maybe my cable is pulling the clutch too much. Causing the clutch to hit max travel and bottom out.