Ok, on the way to work today, I pushed in the clutch while slowing for the left turn onto the freeway. Heard a funny clunk clink sound, pedal felt weird, and when ilet up, didn't come up all the way. Got down the road the 7 miles to work and in the parking lot and tooka look. Frayed cable hanging by a few very stretched out strands. Roadside assistance hauled it to the dealer, and a new cable was installed. Didn't think I'd get to pick up a cable and get home on what was left.
The culprit appears to be the alignment of the quadrant to the cable exit from the firewall. I'll shim it tomorrow to make sure they are lined up properly. The cable looks like it was popping over the edge of the groove in the quadrant every time I released the clutch pedal, and getting hauled over the lip when I stepped on the pedal. This seems to have sawed on the cable some.
Live and learn....
The culprit appears to be the alignment of the quadrant to the cable exit from the firewall. I'll shim it tomorrow to make sure they are lined up properly. The cable looks like it was popping over the edge of the groove in the quadrant every time I released the clutch pedal, and getting hauled over the lip when I stepped on the pedal. This seems to have sawed on the cable some.
Live and learn....