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Old 09-07-2013, 06:58 PM
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Hello spent most of day replacing my snapped clutch cable only to find I cant select any gears now.. and the clutch cable feels awfully light do I need to adjust it somehow and if so how
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Hello spent most of day replacing my snapped clutch cable only to find I cant select any gears now.. and the clutch cable feels awfully light do I need to adjust it somehow and if so how
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Try fully pressing it down then side stepping the pedal so it jumps up, might sort the adjuster out.
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Originally Posted by adam151082
Try fully pressing it down then side stepping the pedal so it jumps up, might sort the adjuster out.
Still cant get it to move
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Is the cable slack at the end?
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Originally Posted by adam151082
Is the cable slack at the end?
No both ends are tite but theres slack where it goes into the bulkhead I cant seem to adjust it
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The outter black tube doesnt have to be tight, just the thin wire that comes out the end needs to be tight. Like the cable on your pedal bike brakes

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as long as its the right cable you've been given have you routed it the right way???
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just curious which way is the right way to route it? ive routed mine behind the cylinder head as no other way seems to go but being that my car is a project one and not the real deal i dont know the correct way to route it and cant find any info/pics of the right way, mine does work fine though
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Can I ask if its a Cossie , if so you must use a genuine cable the aftermarket s are wrong length outer and wrong inner length but un matched in length so not relative to a genuine seen this problem sooooo many times , also just make sure your release folk hasn't popped off its retainer in the box


The correct way to route it is loosely down the inner wing round the front x member and into the box looks a mess but its right that's for a cossie
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