Am I out of threads on my clutch?, See photo, it's the best Options

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Hey Guys,

I'm curious if my clutch cable is out of threads at the tranny end. I've drawn what can best be described as the best pen-paper drawing ever. This illustrious illustration illustrates the indignant state of my clutch linkage exactly. The arm that goes to the clutch is all the way against the back of the cable.

If I move the arm closer to the end of the threads, what does that do? (to the right in the picture)

If I move the arm closer to the back of the car, what does that do? (to the left in the picture)

I'd like your guys input because the haynes manual kinda glosses over this part.

If I'm out of threads, does that mean I'll be replacing the clutch soon?

Thanks guys!

[PRS914-6]

All good responses above. However, the first thing you should check is the angle of the throwout bearing arm. Make sure the arm is angled slightly forward. It's common for the pivot point ball and cup to wear allowing the arm to move rearwards and causing you to have to tighten the cable nut to get the slack out.

The problem is that when that happens it messes all the proper angles up and the clutch won't work properly. If that's the case, you may have to pull lthe tranny to replace parts and add shims under the pivot ball.

The object is to have the arm at 90 deg to the pivot ball at half it's travel.......

Here is the angle that the arm should be at.....