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WTF happen to my clutch cable???

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Old 01-21-2007, 03:13 PM
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My clutch cable had been acting odd , when i frist got in the car it was really hard and didnt want to engauge, but after a mile or soit got better but didnt feel like it was working right , then the outher night it was like a brick and would not move , gotout to check it and it has twisted in a spot, cant even twist it back straight, what could cause this!!!????

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Old 01-21-2007, 03:16 PM
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wow i have never seen anything like that before get yourself a new one and hope for the best
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Old 01-21-2007, 03:18 PM
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Bet it's broken (coming apart)in there.
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Old 01-21-2007, 03:21 PM
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it froze , cant even move the cable
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Old 01-21-2007, 03:54 PM
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Maybe it melted on the inside and froze up the cable? I'm just taking a guess though. Does it look melted on the outside at all.
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Old 01-21-2007, 03:58 PM
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nah , dont look melted
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check to see if your clutch fork is still on the ball, looks like you were really pushing hard and between yhe heat and amount of force it colaped at the frame brace
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