Is the clutch cable the same as any other sierra?

Turns out my cable has stretched causing the slipping

Need 1 asap

 

they have genuine cables on ebay for Ł30.

 

They might have but I need 1 in the morn hence asking so I can go to

me shop and buy 1

And I aint gonna pay Ł30 for a lousey cable lol

 

A stretched cable is not going to cause slipping, quite the opposite, if stretched enough it will cause drag, think Ford still do them, 3 door same as 2wd sapphy, Ł30 isn't bad anyway, stop being a tight wad!!
tabetha

 

So that wouldnt cause the slip then

My pedal is as high as it will go

And melted on the turbo

Now the clutch slips but only every now and then

mainly when its wamed up

 

Mine did the same mate had to make a heatshield to protect the cable, dont think the cable will cause the slipping thou.

 

I got a heat sheild now

So looks like a new clutch and cable then

 

Afraid so mate, its not too bad to do yourself did mine in a hour just get a good clutch. Woodford motorsport could get you a cable out by 2mrow

 

The slipping is most likely caused by either a worn out/weak diaphragm, or very worn friction plate, worst is it may have oil on it if the rear crank seal is leaking.
The cables are a doddle to do around 15 minutes, put box end on first, then just lift pedal, this will cause the ratchet to open, then with thumb push ratchet foprward enough to slip cable end in, release pedal push a few times job done.
tabetha

 

Ive done a few mate its just weird its not slipping at all today

and the padal is a bit lower

 

- my Mk2 RS2000s used to do the same - they'd snap as you get a tight spot on the cable. Usually caused by the lubricant/cable sleeve getting fried by where it passed close to the exhaust manifold/heat source.

Not had it so far on my Sierra so have a look at how it's routed on a concours one next time you see one at a show just to make sure you're not missing a clip or something. Or as you say, get some of the Agriemach sleeve or a heat shield

 

I got a heat sheild on it now its weird i went up a steep hill yesterday at 30 put it

into 5th gear and nailed it didnt slip atall it just slips when it wants to

Any ideas why

 

I recently changed my clutch cable, as my old one had a kink in it. One day the pedal just went to the floor, and I discovered the kink and changed the cable. Since putting in the new cable, my clutch has never felt the same. So having friends trying to adjust it for me, I just knew it felt different. So I decided to take it to my mechanic, and let him have a shot at adjusting it. He told me that there was little he could do, and that there was no more adjustment to be had, he felt that there was something internally wrong with the clutch assembly itself. My question is, could it have been the clutch itself that caused the old cable to kink? The reason I ask, is that I never experienced any clutch trouble at all prior the old cable kinking.

 

unless the clutch ratchet has done up too tight? dont really know how they work tho... ive just changed mine to hydraulic clutch and no longer need my clutch cable and it was new at start of the year.......

 

I just bought 1 now Rob

Whats the hydraulic clutch feel like

 

1000000000000 times better.... my clutch was very heavy before as i run a 4 paddle cermatalic clutch, with the cable it used to get heavier the futher down i pressed the peddle, at shows by the time i had qued to get in i had a numb leg!!, now its lighter and feels the same all the way to the floor......

 

how much does it cost to convert then

 

under Ł200 i payed for all the bits, but i done it the cheat way with the slave cylinder.... used a wilwood 'pull' type as its basically a clutch cable replacement

 

I did a hydraulic on my dads 4i, cost less than Ł100 but this one had a master cylinder(not reservoir)mount welded to the pedal box, then reservoir mounted on bulkhead under bonnet.
As said there is no comparison, and I find exactly as above person, it feels more like a heavy throttle pedal than a clutch!!
tabetha

 

Sounds like to much work

 

nah not at all






like i said i used the easy option for the slave cylinder, pedal probally would have been even lighter if i used the hydraulic thrust bearing type ...

 

Yep deffo to much work for me

 

Sorry mate youre wrong I put a new cable on today and Ive been driving it non stop for about 5 hours and didnt slip once

Aint that strange

 

mine did same without heatshield clutch cable cover overheats and shrinks biting on cable so clutch never fully disengaged on mine which caused slipping, heatshield + new cable now no probs

 

A strethed cable did not cause the slipping, the fact was it was sticking on and not fully returning to rest caused the slipping.
tabetha

 

sorry thats what i meant wasnt stretched

 

The cable had stretched by half an inch it was returning all the way back we did check that but now its lush