ive not even had the car on the road 6 months and its just done its 3rd cable

the first was due to age and milage snapped in the middle the inner coating had worn away and moisture got in and rusted the cable so i put a new one on

a month down the line 100 odd miles from home and it snapped on the fork, the AA man reconed i hadnt shoved it all the way down the socket so it didnt have enough play and snagged (im sure i had though)

anyway i put a second new one on it which has lasted 4 months and snapped in exactly the same place, the end of the cable was solid in the fork with no movement, it had chemically welded itself to the fork (if that makes sence) and snapped due to sagging again

so tonight (hay i can change a cable in under 30 mins now ) ive put yet another new one on it got it right down in the slot and greased it well




so anyone else gone through clutch cables like this and to be honest i dont really thrash it that much it hasnt even seen the dragstrip........yet

common with the si, dont no why, i dont think anyone does but i have been through about 5 in 30000 miles

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Could a warn clutch cause more stress?

I ask as mine did it a lot then I got a new clutch and it was fine.

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sometimes my clutch feels as though its slipping

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were they snapping on the clutch fork end right on the fitting?

Are you using OEM clutch cables?

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the ones i get are made by First Line and it says on the bag 'quality you can trust'

Hmm.. that might be the problem, go to ford and get one next time, see how long that one lasts

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mine snaps every 3 months, but the last time a rac guy fitted it now its on 4 months and hasn't snapped and feels really good and i greased it aswell in the fork, but have always got a spare one in the boot just in case and its a quinton hazell cable

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

yer mine snapped in the 2.0 all the time... went through 6 i believe... i bought an uprated one the las time cant remember the make bu tit didnt snap!!...was an expert at changing them..5 mins

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i can tell you for a fact if its the gear box end the nipple that goes into the lug hole on the fork. The lug hole wears and causes the nipple end of the cable to bind and when you press the clutch in and then release it this will cause the nipple to be at an angle in the lug hole at the gearbox end causing stress on the cable and then when you go to press the clutxh in bang wack some copper grease in the lug hole cured my problem

thats what i had been thinking, when it snapped i checked it and the nipple had no movement at all it had fused itself to the fork

for the mo ive greased it well, he motor factors dont supply new forks

the best fork is ones like on the ols xr2i boxes m8

ive gone through 5 clutches since december. The first slipped, three collapsed and now its slipping again! Any ideas without hijacking another thread. It only slips when accelerating hard, but if you put your foot behind the clutch pedal and bring the pedal higher its fine? Any Ideas?

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you need to adjust the cable with the adjuster on the peddle

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Hi guys - slight hijack sorry:) ive a 1.6 zetec Ghia and its breaking all the time too!
Im told the arm (which is wearing the cable as described by someone above) is obsolete!!
Any ideas of alternative arms that will fit guys and girls??


Ta

Yeh ive had my Si year and a half (only been driven about 8 months though, so many things going wrong/being made redundant and having no money) and ive been through 2, 1st one went then about 6 weeks it went again and had no problems since, but probably only driven it for about 4 months since it was fitted.