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Jun 19 2014, 08:03 AM
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QUOTE (bobforman @ Jun 19 2014, 12:25 AM)  OK, I'm expecting the worse. Went for a short drive on Sunday and noticed the clutch pedal was engaging a little more toward the firewall when I started out. By the time I got home it was engaging at the wall. What are my options at this point? I'll get it on jacks and hope it just needs a cable adjustment but I can't believe I'll be that lucky. Any diagnosis from the experts at this point? Thanks The clutch cable could have stretched and needs readjustment or worse case the clutch tube broke loose and you will need to reweld it back into place. Neither is a real tough job just frustrating and a little time consuming.
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Jun 19 2014, 10:40 AM
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I second that emotion!!! Readjust the clutch at the 11 mm adjusting nut on the right front side of the transmission leaving 1/2 inch of free play, then get in the car, push in the clutch (ignition key in your pocket) and shift to the 4th 5th side of the gate and hold the shifter there while then disengaging and engaging the pedal and see if you can feel the action in the shifter. If you can, the tube has broken loose in the tunnel and will need, as Ronnie says, rewelding. If not drive the car and see if the cable slips again. HOPEFULLY though it is just stranding the cable and just the cable needs replacement OR you have a single non locking clutch nut and it has slipped!!! QUOTE (RonnieJ @ Jun 19 2014, 09:03 AM)  QUOTE OK, I'm expecting the worse. Went for a short drive on Sunday and noticed the clutch pedal was engaging a little more toward the firewall when I started out. By the time I got home it was engaging at the wall. What are my options at this point? I'll get it on jacks and hope it just needs a cable adjustment but I can't believe I'll be that lucky. Any diagnosis from the experts at this point? Thanks The clutch cable could have stretched and needs readjustment or worse case the clutch tube broke loose and you will need to reweld it back into place. Neither is a real tough job just frustrating and a little time consuming.
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Sep 4 2018, 05:28 PM
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Hi all. I'm having some weirdness with my 75 1.8 clutch. I have had to tighten the clutch cable at the transmission twice in the last six months in order to restore the ability to get her into gear without the expensive crunch sound. This seems odd to me, as I've never had to do tighten it up, and I wanted to get any advice the group might have as to the cause.
I do have the "double nut" setup to resist loosening of the cable at the tranny, can that still loosen? I thought about measuring the amount of thread in front of the nuts with a caliper, adjusting it, driving for a few months and measure again to compare.
I replaced the cable approximately 8 years ago, however the car sat for a number of those years. Do the cables stretch before failing? Or perhaps a larger clutch repair is the culprit?
Thanks for any advice.
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Sep 5 2018, 10:58 AM
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what is happening is that the clutch tube inside the tunnel is beginning to break loose from its bracket. You must remove the cable and reeled the bracket before it breaks completely and causes a mess. Please read about the procedure in the book "Tech Tips 700" by dr914 QUOTE (aexe @ Sep 4 2018, 06:28 PM)  Hi all. I'm having some weirdness with my 75 1.8 clutch. I have had to tighten the clutch cable at the transmission twice in the last six months in order to restore the ability to get her into gear without the expensive crunch sound. This seems odd to me, as I've never had to do tighten it up, and I wanted to get any advice the group might have as to the cause.
I do have the "double nut" setup to resist loosening of the cable at the tranny, can that still loosen? I thought about measuring the amount of thread in front of the nuts with a caliper, adjusting it, driving for a few months and measure again to compare.
I replaced the cable approximately 8 years ago, however the car sat for a number of those years. Do the cables stretch before failing? Or perhaps a larger clutch repair is the culprit?
Thanks for any advice.
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Nov 11 2018, 03:00 PM
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The good Dr. is right again. I got the book and did the job, and made a little video about it. Let me know what you think and if I missed anything... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVN0LfsLaz0&t=2sQUOTE (Dr. 914 @ Sep 5 2018, 08:58 AM)  what is happening is that the clutch tube inside the tunnel is beginning to break loose from its bracket. You must remove the cable and reeled the bracket before it breaks completely and causes a mess. Please read about the procedure in the book "Tech Tips 700" by dr914 QUOTE Hi all. I'm having some weirdness with my 75 1.8 clutch. I have had to tighten the clutch cable at the transmission twice in the last six months in order to restore the ability to get her into gear without the expensive crunch sound. This seems odd to me, as I've never had to do tighten it up, and I wanted to get any advice the group might have as to the cause.
I do have the "double nut" setup to resist loosening of the cable at the tranny, can that still loosen? I thought about measuring the amount of thread in front of the nuts with a caliper, adjusting it, driving for a few months and measure again to compare.
I replaced the cable approximately 8 years ago, however the car sat for a number of those years. Do the cables stretch before failing? Or perhaps a larger clutch repair is the culprit?
Thanks for any advice.
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