my clutch cable keeps breaking

 

1982 brat 4 spd d/r tranny w/EJ18

 

a few years ago I had a oem clutch cable and it broke where the aluminum collar connects to the cable bracket. the flat disk part of the collar broke off the slim pare so thee was nothing to pull the cable against.

did a road side repair with hose sclamps and some quiksteel and it worked fine.

 

the other week the metal cable stopper at the end of the cable stripped out. replaced it with another oem clutch cable and yesterday the collar sheared off again

 

what is going on? seems like there is too much pressure against the pressure plate

is my clutch going out ?

anyone else run unrolled this kind of problem

I have a diy adapter plate could a miss alignment cause heavy resistance

bw

Do you have the cable routed under both the steering column and the heater core hoses? Improper routing can lead to premature breakage.

 

Otherwise - I would say the pressure plate is too heavy for the cable. If you can't push the pedal all the way to the floor with your hand - it's too heavy or the cable is binding.

 

 

GD