June 8, 2025Jun 8 Here it is 2025. Link http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/clutch.html no longer works. I am working on replacing the clutch cable in my 1984 GL wagon. Having a battle with the pedal e-clip. The screwdriver just jumps out and I was going to try to nudge it with a gasket scraper, but I stopped for now. Eyesight, lenses and lighting, now the heat, it'll take a while...
June 8, 2025Jun 8 I hate doing clutch cables. I've been tempted to stick in an ea82 pedal rack just for the easier clutch cable jobs, which I seem to do every year or two...
June 8, 2025Jun 8 5 hours ago, bushytails said: I hate doing clutch cables. I've been tempted to stick in an ea82 pedal rack just for the easier clutch cable jobs, which I seem to do every year or two... Are you sure you don’t have a crack in the pedal box around the pivot pin area on the left side?
June 9, 2025Jun 9 4 hours ago, moosens said: Are you sure you don’t have a crack in the pedal box around the pivot pin area on the left side? I think you meant to quote someone else?
June 9, 2025Jun 9 No I meant you. That’s kind of a lot of cable changing. Common problem with the pedal box flexing.
June 9, 2025Jun 9 My cables start breaking strands at random points, then snap... just shitty aftermarket cables, combined with my doing a lot of city miles every day.
June 17, 2025Jun 17 Cable broke at the tuning fork sort of thing at the end that hooks to the clutch pedal. Also, the clevis pin wore out and acquired two grooves, adding to the slop. Subaru no longer has this clevis pin part so I got one at Ace Hardware about half an inch longer than the other one and I'm pretty sure it will work. I tried to send a picture but this site will not take a picture of that size. I will try again later. UPDATE: There it is below. I went to ACE and got a 5/16d x 1/4l clevis pin and the internal washers they had were incompatible. Either mine works after flattening with a hammer or I go the route of 10 flat washers and a hitch pin. We'll see. I haven't lost my touch with improvising. Edited June 17, 2025Jun 17 by lrgvanman To add photo of topic
June 18, 2025Jun 18 Go back to ACE and get an metric allen bolt + nylon lock nut sized to fit. Edited June 18, 2025Jun 18 by czny
June 18, 2025Jun 18 Just run the pin you have. The wear will be taken up by the adjustment at the release fork.
July 3, 2025Jul 3 Clutch is now much easier to disengage than the hydraulic one in my Chevy S10! After fixing this array, my right front axle went out, had to drive homr in 4wd. Yet another project. Thank you all for you kind suggestions and wishing you the best.
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