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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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the clutch cable I bought with my car broke a little while back, it was an adjustable that the previous owner had installed, but couldn't hold the upgraded clutch. I recently upgraded to a BBK that was twice as thick, but when I took out the bracket bolt it it came out ok, and when I put it back in it went in really loose and wobbley. I let it go at the time but it worked its way out and now my clutch cable is drawing itself to the header. I took a machine bolt and got it snug, but its not able to get real tight, so I put some locktite on to help hold it in, but I'm worried it may start working loose. I can't get a nut on from the otherside because it goes into the subframe. Anyone know of a way to fix this? I'm thinking something like a self tapper but any other advice would be great
Old Jul 29, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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just use a self tapper of use a zip tie and tie the cable out of the way.i got a steeda cable and it stays far away from the header and it dont have the mounting bracket on it either
Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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my car has BBK long tubes, my guess is they stick out a bit more than stock as usually headers do, but it doesnt give me much room to work with when trying to safely routing stuff like that cable. Guess a self tap it is, zip ties aren't gonna save the day this time unfortunately...
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