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| pib |
 Mar 21 2006, 01:19 PM
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Re Member  Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 5-February 06 From: Monterey, CA Member No.: 5,530  |
Saturday night I thought I snapped a clutch cable. I was pushing the clutch in, there was a loudish noise, and the pedals been on the floor ever since.
I ordered a cable yesterday, and it arrived this morning. I put the car on jack stands (for the first time), and after staring at the damn rust for a while (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) I got to looking at the clutch cable. So here's the weird thing. The cable appears to be intact. If I pull on the end at the tranny, the pedal actually goes back to it's normal postion. So, all you experienced people out here, what should I look at next? What else could cause a cable to seemingly grow a couple inches in an instant? I looked in the tunnel, as best I could, and the tubes all appear to be attached. Also, is it 'normal' for the clutch cable and accel cabel to be this close to each other? They're almost touching. Attached image(s) 
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| fiid |
Mar 21 2006, 04:31 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
Theres a classic thread about fixing the clutch tube. It involves some surgery of the center tunnel, i.e. opening a little port hole, and welding it back in place. I'd do it that way if I were you - I did mine the wrong way and had to redo it.
The box under the floorboard is an EGR counter. It sits inline in the speedo cable and as far as I know is only responsible for turning a light on after so many thousand miles. I think it is the maintainence period for the EGR valve on emmission equipped cars or something. Good luck with the clutch tube project!! |
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pib Clutch cable question... Mar 21 2006, 01:19 PM
pib And while I'm posting pictures...and at the ri... Mar 21 2006, 01:22 PM 914-8 post a closeup picture from underneath the car, wh... Mar 21 2006, 01:24 PM Dr Evil The box is an EGR somthing or other. Its for the e... Mar 21 2006, 01:27 PM Andyrew If the cable is intact.
and you heard a snap.
th... Mar 21 2006, 01:29 PM JOHNMAN I bet your clutch tube is loose now and needs to b... Mar 21 2006, 01:30 PM Andyrew That wouldnt explain why his pedal is to the floor... Mar 21 2006, 01:33 PM pib Mar 21 2006, 01:39 PM pib <... Mar 21 2006, 01:41 PM Eddie Williams Yeah, judging by the rust, I'm going to go out... Mar 21 2006, 01:41 PM 914-8 Yep, as I suspected, the picture tells the tale.
... Mar 21 2006, 01:49 PM pib All of this started two days after replacing the s... Mar 21 2006, 01:51 PM jd66921 Be careful welding the clutch tube. The gas lines ... Mar 21 2006, 01:57 PM pib Thanks to all of you for your help! I'm p... Mar 21 2006, 02:00 PM
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