Clutch cable questions??? Options

[mike_the_man]

Hi all,

Driving home yesterday my clutch pedal hit the floor and didn't come up. Upon closer inspection, it looks like the nut on the threaded portion of the clutch cable that attaches to the transmission throw out arm had popped off. If I tightened it, it would just slide off. My question is this? What size is the threaded portion that attaches to the throw out arm? It looks like the nut that was on there wasn't the right size, and worked its way loose. I bought an assortment of nuts today, but none seemed to fit right. Does anybody know what size I need?

Thanks,

[Dave_Darling]

I disagree with the Cap'n's contention that a Nyloc is the "right" sort of nut to use. When I used an M7 Nyloc (those are pretty tough to find!) it started loosening itself within two weeks. I changed out the Nyloc to two regular M7 nuts and tightened them against each other ("double-nutted it") and no slippage.

BTW, I found that the M8 nuts would last about half of one clutch application. Press the pedal about halfway down, and PING! They get launched off of the cable end and the pedal goes straight to the floor. Never did find those buggers, either!!

--DD