quillc
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- Joined
- Aug 19, 2008
- Location
- Kitsap, Wa
Is your clutch pedal mysteriously sinking? Does it engage right off the floor? Have you adjusted the cable to the very limit of its travel and it doesn't seem to make any difference?
You have likely suffered the dreaded clutch cable firewall tearout. If you look a the pictures at the beginning of the video, you will see the tear. The corner of the plate that bolts into the firewall has a tendency to tear out on high mileage cars due to it flexing every time you push in the clutch. This can be reduced/prevented by installing a bolt in the top corner of the plate through the firewall itself. That way, you don't have what amounts to a lever arm bending on the plate. With the extra bolt, the clutch cable is supported on both sides.
In my case, I welded up the crack after excavating a bit. I suspect that it will crack again at some point in the future, but will last much longer with the extra bolt than it otherwise would have.
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You have likely suffered the dreaded clutch cable firewall tearout. If you look a the pictures at the beginning of the video, you will see the tear. The corner of the plate that bolts into the firewall has a tendency to tear out on high mileage cars due to it flexing every time you push in the clutch. This can be reduced/prevented by installing a bolt in the top corner of the plate through the firewall itself. That way, you don't have what amounts to a lever arm bending on the plate. With the extra bolt, the clutch cable is supported on both sides.
In my case, I welded up the crack after excavating a bit. I suspect that it will crack again at some point in the future, but will last much longer with the extra bolt than it otherwise would have.
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