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| tyler |
 Jun 11 2007, 09:27 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 335 Joined: 24-September 03 From: southern california Member No.: 1,192  |
Has anyone installed one of these "Terrys"? A tech article says their expensive (which I don't mind for quality) and there's "too much cable." I don't know what's meant by "too much cable."
Any problems with the installation? It seems straightforward, but there's usually something unexpected. |
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| TravisNeff |
Jun 11 2007, 11:04 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Very straightforward. The cable itself might be a little thicker than stock, it has been a long time since I have looked at one.
I personally like the stock cables vs. the Terry, better fit at the firewall and less $$. |
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| Trevorg7 |
Jun 11 2007, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I replaced mine 18 months ago with a Terry cable. I've had no problems. No issue with length either.
Hardest part was the clevis pin at the peddle assembly. T |
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| Dr Evil |
Jun 11 2007, 05:25 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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The only tip I can think of is to cut a small piece of tube to put on the threaded cable end at the clutch arm so you dont have to go so far to cinch the nut down.
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| 914-8 |
Jun 12 2007, 12:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 802 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Cal Member No.: 5,461 Region Association: None |
I've used Terry cables in the past.
I've found them to work, but they are too long (at least they were on my stock 4 cylinder cars). I modified them to fit, by cutting them down with a Dremel. Not quite as easy as it sounds, because you have to cut the end of the cable housing off, then cut a section of the housing out and reattach the end, but it's do-able. I found that while they worked when too long, the feel was MUCH better when shortened. Oddly, while the factory cables seem to be a bit shorter than the Terrys, I found I liked the feel of the factory cables when shortened a bit, too. I know the cable needs to have some "slack" to make up for some engine/trans movement, but they seem to have quite a bit of extra length to them, and I've shortened them down with no problem. |
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| SirAndy |
Jun 12 2007, 01:04 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i just ordered a 914-6 clutch cable from AA and installed it today.
it's thicker than the stock /4 cable and went in without any trouble. perfect fit and should be plenty strong ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| 914Sixer |
Jun 12 2007, 08:33 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,897 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I use stock 914-6 cables on everything. They are only $4 bucks more and more heavy duty.
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