Well my old clutch cable snapped cause it was adjusted too tight. So I installed a new one and tightened it up did everything right. I got an adjustable cable cause the stock oem non adjustable wouldn't fit cause of my aftermarket quadrant. Bit anyway. After installing the adjustable one after I got it right where I wanted it to grab. Everytime I pushed in the clutch the grab point got lower and lower. Until the cable just popped loose.

Somehow the adjustable bolts are backing out causeing it to get loose. But I am adjusting the adjuster bolt then tightening the second bolt as hard S possible to the adjustment bolt. What is happening??

 

The popping noise probably is strangs of the cable snapping, aftermarket cables are garbage run an OEM cable and get a triple hook quadrant.

 

FWIW, my OEM cable snapped a year and a half ago after running a UDP quadrant for 4 years (read more about that here). As I needed to fix the car NOW I bought an ATP cable from Autozone ($60) figuring I'd get an OEM cable down the road bit.

However after comparing the OEM and ATP cables I was surprised/pleased to find the ATP replacement to be of similar construction and quality as compared to the OEM assembly. I would not hesitate to buy one again or recommend it as a suitable replacement.

Also, I am 100% with uber' regarding getting a quadrant that will allow use of a non-adjustable cable--adjustable cables are a problem waiting to happen.

As to adjustable cables, I have observed two types of failure. The first being just plain crappy engineering and choice of materials, the second being improper installation.

In the latter case I have seen three failures where the installer had placed the "half-ball" nut on the forward side of the release lever, the jam nut on the aft side, and then tightened them up--preventing the adjustment stud from pivoting in the release lever as the clutch was engaged and disengaged.

This is an improper installation:



This caused a failure at the point the adjusting stud was crimped to the cable, the cable having been stress fractured by being continuously flexed at the crimp.

Like this:



Properly installed, with the half-ball nut and jam nut both on the aft side of the release lever the stud would have been free to pivot in the lever when the clutch was used and there would be no flexing of the cable at the adjusting stud's crimp.

 

Ive been running the autozone cable for like 6 months now without issue. It's a decent option.

 

It's kind of like AA isn't it?

Hello, my name is Cliff and I run an Autozone clutch cable...

 

I didn't even realize u can get an aftermarket oem style cable, i thought everything was the adjustable crap cables.

 

I have to admit it "shocked the crap out of me". I thought I'd run it until I could get an FRPP cable--however after examining it there is no reason to believe it is in any way sub-standard to the OEM cable...

 

Well I found out what the problem is. It was the clutch pedal out of adjustment. I guess the person who installed the new cable pulled the pedal back towards the driver seat (this is how you adjust the pedal) multiple times causing it to make the cable loose. How do I adjust the pedal the opposite way? To get it back to normal?