this sucks it was only about 6 months old this time. luckily i was a block from home. is there a better one out there? xt6 clutch cable stronger or something?

It is not Normal for a new Clutch Cable to only Last Six Months ... ... it Took twenty Years to broke the Original one in my EA82.

So I Suggest you to Check the Cable Position when you install another one, a Rubbing Part can make its life to be Shortened; usually a bad Turn near the cable Ends can make it Rub hard inside during each use.

Or it wasn`t a New cable?

of course it was new. im running a strong pressure plate im sure thats no help.

Could I Ask more information about that Pressure Plate?

 

There is a Huge Difference Between 20 Years and 6 Months for a New Clutch Cable... I Still think that maybe there is some Closed Turn in some area of the Cable Placing...

i will remove it tomrrow, its cold and rainy right now and im saddened by even looking at my car at the moment.

 

pressure plate was in the car when i bought it, about 3x the pedal pressure of say a s2000, or twice that of a 2009 wrx.

Genuine Subaru only. The aftermarket units do not last. Ive been through several.

i've changed 3 in about 4 years on mine.

 

all after market.

 

good luck Bill

Remember to run it UNDER the steering shaft and the heater core hoses.

 

GD

Genuine Subaru only. The aftermarket units do not last. Ive been through several.

 

Correct, do NOT waste your time on aftermarket junk.

Remember to run it UNDER the steering shaft and the heater core hoses.

 

GD

 

Yes, if you Didn`t that, there could be the Place of the Closed Turn that I was Writing about...

High pedal effort does not mean "stronger" pressure plate. I thought all EA82s had an overly stiff clutch until I got my XT, which has about the same effort as a similar Toyota of Nissan. All of my stiff clutches were standard pressure plates. I also went through several cables; turned out to be cable routing issues.

 

+1 on checking cable routing.

Ditto on the cable routing..

 

EA-81 here, but same applies. The '85 BRAT had a way stiff pedal when I bought it. Got to checking it after driving it home. Cable was ran over the column and heater hoses. Re-reouted cable properly and clutch is nice and easy now.

i looked and cant imagine how its long enough to fit over any heater hose. you guys must be puling my leg theres not enough slack to do that.

 

 

My Brat had a LOT of clutch chatter when I got it, unless I gave it lots of revs and sort of "dumped" the clutch. The former owner said he replaced the clutch but didn't reface the flywheel. I have just recently put in a five speed, and when I looked at the old clutch, flywheel and pressure plate, they all looked fine. I refaced the flywheel, replaced clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and pilot bearing. But, I found the clutch cable was routed OVER the steering column and heater hoses, could that be the chatter problem I experenced? (I did reroute it.) Cable always felt fine when I operated the pedal. I haven't finished the conversion yet so I don't know if the chatter is gone.

ok replaced it, lubed the cable with tri flow (real cable lube) greased the pivot bushing in the clutch pedal, and the pivot pin at the clutch end. seems radically diffrent, somewhat easier but a lot more springy.

 

i curse the engineers that thought that would be easy to replace

edit i routed the cable same as before

My Brat had a LOT of clutch chatter when I got it, unless I gave it lots of revs and sort of "dumped" the clutch. The former owner said he replaced the clutch but didn't reface the flywheel. I have just recently put in a five speed, and when I looked at the old clutch, flywheel and pressure plate, they all looked fine. I refaced the flywheel, replaced clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and pilot bearing. But, I found the clutch cable was routed OVER the steering column and heater hoses, could that be the chatter problem I experenced? (I did reroute it.) Cable always felt fine when I operated the pedal. I haven't finished the conversion yet so I don't know if the chatter is gone.

 

Another possible cause of seeming clutch chatter.... my '82 wagon was missing nuts on the lower two bolts that hold the transmission to the engine. I drove it, off roaded it, a bit, that way, before I pulled the engine, and finally found out that it was kind of missing those....

i had an xt6 that ran, shifted, and drove great. but the clutch was very hard to push down. i've owned at least 10 manual trans XT6's, so know what they're supposed to feel like. this one was tight and would break clutch cables. it was awhile ago so i can't recall what the problem was.

Ok, I don't want to sound like an rump roast, but how do you route the clutch cable wrong? From my experiences there is just one way it could be run

Ok, I don't want to sound like an rump roast, but how do you route the clutch cable wrong? From my experiences there is just one way it could be run

 

On some models it's easy to make the mistake of routing it over the steering shaft and heater core hoses. I've seen more than one mis-routed in this way.

 

GD

I finally got my Brat back on the road after the five speed conversion. I had asked about clutch cable routing causing clutch chatter, well I'm writing this post to say it certainly does. I have zero chatter in my Brat now that I rerouted the cable. Amazing how something so simple can cause such a big problem.

its been a few weeks and i can say that the pedal is engaging lower already. this is a sure sign of cable stretch.

some chatter is present

Did you use a Subaru cable?

Did you use a Subaru cable?

If you didn't get a subaru clutch cable. Most the part store cables aren't as good. It might just need to be adjusted a little. Any new cable is going to stretch a little.