Clutch Cable Snapped...i think

[jayp6969]

Well i was driving home and i go to slow down a put my clutch in, well their was nothing there to push and im like wtf......so i popped it into neutral and it reved up like a mofo im like omg i was scared.....so i finally get it hope after some help from the pops and i pull on the cable and it seems loose, do u think the cable snapped or came off the pedal or sumthing??? Do they ever just go like that or what???

[AZmike]

It just takes a minute to check. Pop the hood, reach down by the battery where the release arm is on the front of the tranny and see is the clutch cable is taught.

[jayp6969]

no its looses, i pulled on it

[shepherd79]

did you look at the pedal? if the cable still attached to the pedal, than the cable is snaped.
the other thing you can try is to pull the clutch lever. if it moves freely, something wrong with pressure plate.

[jayp6969]

i cant really see i will have a look 2morrow, do they ever just go like that??? has it happened 2 neone before???

[shepherd79]

it never happed to me. i snaped hood latch cable but not the clutch cable.
it is very thick, i don't know how it is possible.

[jayp6969]

well i was looking around, and my car is at 177k and i noticed quite a few people have had to replace it between 165 and 220 about 7 of 10

[RobT5580]

It sounds like your release bearing spring broke which is bad news. This happened to myself and i know a few others which sucks. To see if it is i would take the cable off the arm on the transmission and they see if the arm springs back by itself. If it gets stuck down then that is your problem.

[dXsquared]

that also happened to me.. i just swaped to a lude tranny with a brand new clutch... i went out and started reving and racing like mad... the clutch hit the floor.. had to return the clutch and install a new one... im real good at takin the tranny out now.. like 45 minutes with hand tools! :D

Travis

[jayp6969]

the pedal comes back up no problem, their is just no tension like no pressure when u put it to the floor, like ur not pulling on anything.

[jayp6969]

ok does anyone know how to change the cable or know where i can get instructions on how to....i couldnt find it in a search or how to section...please help

[Vinny]

the cable change is SUPER easy, it took me like 5 minutes to do. First you turn the adjuster on the tranny lever, all the way counterclockwise I beive until the end of the cable drops out of the tranny shift arm. Then you disconnect it from all the brackets under the hood. You have to lie on your back to get under the dash to see where the cable attatched to the clutch pedal. I threw my old cable away or I'd take a pic of the pedal end. when you pick up a new cable and look under the dash it'lls be pretty clear. You just slide the cable and lift it up from where it attaches to the pedal. Then its opposite of removal to install and the just adjust it out at the shift arm

[BootMachine]

Try and do that on a Prelude!

There is no way to get that cable off the top of the pedal...no room....

[jayp6969]

its 100 for the cable or 140 installed by the local tranie shop...what should i do???

[Vinny]

tell them get fucked, I just paid 30.48 for mine from Majestic Honda. Heres a pic of the cable from their site, its item #1 http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/catimgs/13SE00_J20.gif.
Now thats the one for my car, an 88LX-i but go to their website
Majestic Honda (http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/home.htm) and click the Honda parts store icon and enter in all your year and body style and all that good stuff. If you don't want to order it online call autozone, advance auto or who ever you have in town and get it from them. Its easy to install. You can see on the pic how the pedal end of the cable attatches, the tranny ens is simple, like I said earlier. You might just need help adjusting it afterwards but theres info on that on here as well Hell with that trannie shop

[jayp6969]

dont forget im canadian

[Vinny]

LOL I can't forget, I never knew, theres no location for you or vehicle info or anything. So they want 107 bucks US to do it. Thats still steep. Are you sure its broken???? HAve someone look under the hood at the shift arm while you press in the cable and see if the shift arm moves.

[jayp6969]

ok if i go right above the transmission i can twist the cable and its really really loose so its gotta be the cable, i know its not suppose 2 be like that, i might be able to get the cable for 80......so im gunna have a look at installing it the trouble is the pedal, their isnt much room to get my hands up there is their like a pin i have to take out or sumthing????

[dXsquared]

adjust the cable... maybe its just fallen off at the pedal??

Travis

[jayp6969]

nawww its really loose at the tranny and i can see its still attached to the pedal and taught so it gotta be somthing around the transmission that broken....cable wise that is, im gunna try and figure out how to get it off, just need help on getting it off the pedal part.

[dXsquared]

if its broken, it will fall right out... its prolly just way out of adjustment.. adjust all the slack b4 you waste cash on a cable

Travis

[jayp6969]

how do u adjust the slack???? the whole cable twists around

[dXsquared]

there is a knobbie thing... twist it till it makes the cable tight... its right on teh arm on the tranny

Travis

[jayp6969]

mine is as tight as she goes man

[jayp6969]

so how the hell do i get the cable off the pedal??? just a pin or what???

[jayp6969]

well its not the cable, so im getting to pressure plate, clutch and release bearing all re done

[dXsquared]

you dont get it REDONE.. you get a new clutch kit... they are like 150 bucks at canadian tire.. find a garage and get it done.. should cost you 300 canadian at most, plus the cost of the clutch

i belive DYNAPAK is what CTC carries for Accords... and it will have to be ordered, unless they have it in stock

[jayp6969]

naww im gettin like a really good one its like 500 for the clutch and plate and stuff at garage cost my buddy is getting it for me. its suppose 2 retail for like 1000 or sumthin like that....ill get more info on it

[dXsquared]

dude... thats a waste... a stock car only needs a stock clutch... your getting ripped

Travis

[jayp6969]

meh, i gotta go all out man, i dun want this shit breakin again....i mean it aint like i dont got money i mean over the summer i just dropped 10g's into the engine for my monte carlo and i just spent 2500 on paint and shit for this honda.....shittt and im only 18 lol damn

[ChaseR]

Hi there, I have been browsing this forum for some time now and have been hesitant to sign up. But I haev had a Simaler experience. Driving through town one time My clutch cable broke. I had to turn the car off put it in first (this is with my 88LX) and start it while in 1st gear, then shift into each gear without the clutch. i went to an 89dx parts car I had and took the cable off of it but just thought id share my experience.

[jayp6969]

naww its not the cable cause i can lift the lever and their is no tension so its something inside like a plate or bearing i know that 4 sure

[ChaseR]

its not a platee, its got to be that throwout bearing then. Becuase if the clutch was slipping youd know it...