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Posted by: sc42766 Sep 11 2011, 10:07 AM

Hi guy's , i was driving and when i pushed on the clutch pedal , it staid on the floor . i stop and found that the cable attachement near the transmission was not plugged , so i plugged it but it feels like it's not pulling by itself , the cable is loose . any suggestion's ? is the cable 1 piece from the pedal to the transmission or is there a attachement somewhere in the middle ?

tank you for the help

Posted by: KELTY360 Sep 11 2011, 12:34 PM

What do you mean by plugged? The cable goes from the pedal to a pulley on the side of the transmission. It goes around the pulley about 270* and then is secured through a chock by a couple of nuts that are used to adjust cable length as needed.

Posted by: SUNAB914 Sep 11 2011, 01:26 PM

Something broke. You must investigate further.

Posted by: GeorgeRud Sep 11 2011, 01:39 PM

If both ends of the cable are intact, and the trunion at the release arm is intact, there are not too many other things that won't require a bit of investigation.

With one person in the car working the clutch pedal, you can look under the car to see how the cable is pulling on the release lever. If the cable itself is pulling, the other problem areas can be the outer tube in the center tunnel. The attachment at the firewall can break, and the outer tube inside the tunnel can have a weld break and allow it to move.

If it happened suddenly, I'd suspect the clutch trunion as the first likely culprit (especially if it is the original one). There is an aftermarket one that is made of metal that is much less likely to fail. The little knobs on the trunnions wear out and break on the original design.

Posted by: Drums66 Sep 11 2011, 02:18 PM

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Posted by: ripper911 Sep 11 2011, 02:51 PM

QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Sep 11 2011, 03:39 PM)

If it happened suddenly, I'd suspect the clutch trunion as the first likely culprit (especially if it is the original one). There is an aftermarket one that is made of metal that is much less likely to fail. The little knobs on the trunnions wear out and break on the original design.

He means the little square thingy with round peices sticking out of the sides that connects the cable to the clutch release arm.

Just in case the word trunion is confusing, I wouldn't know what it meant.

Posted by: sc42766 Sep 11 2011, 03:29 PM

Hi everyone , tank you for your awnsers , i pulled on the cable on the at the trany , and i was able to pull out all the cable and at the end , it is a metal wire that is broken , so my clutch cable broke , i will order a knew one and replace it , it seems to have broken + or - in the middle of the car .

tanks again for the help