WooHoo!!!! Clutch Cable snapped now 3rd gear Graunches in!

Johnny Cogs · Post by **Johnny Cogs** » 03 Aug 2011, 16:50

Winner!

Miles from home and the clutch cable disengaged on ecto 1. I did the old "Try and Punch The Stereo" trick from 2nd to 3rd as it popped out. Had to join RAC to get home.

Discovered the cable hadn't snapped, just worn at the edges a little and that was enough for it to pop out...

Fitted a new clutch cable, drove to work, quick graunch in to third, every time..... so ended up going 2nd to 4th for most of the journey...

I only mot'd him a couple of months ago... at great pain and loss of blood, and now this... is it time to call it quits????

he's a 95 19 td vsx estate with 204000 miles on it and an oily old turbo...

Xaccers · Post by **Xaccers** » 03 Aug 2011, 17:39

Had a similar thing happen to Cassy, except it was that the nut on the clutch end of the cable unwound.
Lived with it for a while skipping 3rd as usual on the way up and double d clutching on the way down.
Eventually Jim and I swapped the gearbox and replaced the clutch.
I'd stick with him if otherwise he's a sound car.