clutch cable streching?

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Dick-
 I used the same method on mine.  Just used a Delrin spacer instead of steel
washers.
Light-weight, y' know...
:)

Larry  sandiego16V


> I've had this problem many years ago and practically forgot about it.  The
> last time I put in a new clutch cable, I couldn't get the plastic adjuster
> tube to extend long enough to take out the slack.  What I ended up doing
is
> stacking several large washers under the plastic disk.  This effectively
> pulls the entire cable assembly away from the tranny lever and takes out
the
> slack.  To install the washers, you must disconnect the end of the cable
from
> the clutch lever and thread it through the number of washers of you
choosing.
>  The stack of washers now rest on the aluminum "ear" where the adjusting
disk
> used to sit.  I used metal washers as opposed to any kind of plastic so as
> not to have any compression issues.
>
> -Dick-
>