Clutch cable replacement cost

[Mike Stitzer]

I'm thinking my gritty clutch feel is due to a worn cable. It shifts fine, but the more I drive it the more the cable seems to drag. What kind of cost will this be if a shop does this. Or should this be done by a dealer, I mean stealer! I don't have the time to do it myself, plus the only clutches I've worked on were motorcycles, nice and easy to get to.

Mike

 

[sdpatt]

I hate to say it but more often than not, a gritty feeling during clutch actuation is caused by a worn throwout bearing.

You can put some slack in the cable by lifting the ratchet on the pedal action with one hand and pushing against the spring pressure on the toothed quadrant that the ratchet catches on. You can them unhook the end from the lever on the transmission. Check the feel of the cable with the slack. If it feels gritty, go ahead and replace it. I have never had to so I can't talk you through it.


Scott

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Scott

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[Gez89SHO]

A clutch cable shouldn't take more than a few hours to replace. I have done it when my cable snapped. It isn't too difficult but it seems hard because you'll have to do most of the stuff by feel - can't really see behind the dash.
The lower dash portion has to be removed (4 screws), then there is a shield on top of the clutch pedal that has 2 screws. This shield is hard to see, and this will take the most time to take off / put on.
After that you can see the cable on the pedal and where it enters the firewall. On the engine side, the hole is behind and to the right of the master cylinder. To remove the cable, rest the pedal on a block of wood, or tie it to the steering wheel (this is what I did). Then unhook it at the trans end, unhook at the pedal end and remove the cable through the engine compartment.
Installation is the reverse of removal, ensuring the cable is seated in the plastic adjuster. Then release the pedal and install the 2 covers and that's it.

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