Clutch Help!!

[brc1402]

Hi all,

I have a 1995 Tracker 8 valve 5 speed. This morning while on my way to work I was stopped at a red light and when the light changed I pushed in the clutch and it just went right to the floor and would not come back. It is now free moving.

Is this a clutch cable issue? If so how do I change this cable? If it could be something else could you give me some ideas? I am hoping it is not a bad transmission.

Thanks in advance for all your help!

[-Lawless]

Could be several things but most likely not a transmission issue.
First thing you need to do is get under the vehicle and look to see if the cable is broken or if a part of the linkage has loosened and fell off.

Take a look here.
My clutch is sick what is wrong

[jtgh]

My clutch is sick what is wrong

does this help?

[woodydog]

This just happened to me the other day while driving off road, the cable came off of the pedal. It was easy to just reattach to the clutch pedal. It is located directly above the gas pedal right against the firewall.

Hope its something simple like that.

[ranger88den]

Originally Posted by woodydog

This just happened to me the other day while driving off road, the cable came off of the pedal. It was easy to just reattach to the clutch pedal. It is located directly above the gas pedal right against the firewall.

Hope its something simple like that.

That shouldn't just fall off without being too loose. Check for a stretched cable, improper adjustment, or missing/broken parts by the bellhousing/release lever adjustment. Good luck

[brc1402]

Thanks to you all for the great replies. Woodydog was correct. My cable had disconnected. I reattached and I am good to go but I will look to see if there are any issues that would have made the cable detach. I will also save the link that was given to me. Great information.

Thanks again for your quick replies!!!

[jtgh]

might be free play in pedal was set way too loose.
list it about 1/2 inch max , by adjusting nut #19

glad to here you are up.

[Tracker Tommy]

Originally Posted by ranger88den

That shouldn't just fall off without being too loose. Check for a stretched cable, improper adjustment, or missing/broken parts by the bellhousing/release lever adjustment. Good luck

Obviously this can happen as it has happened twice to me in less than a year now, but how does it happen & why??

The cable is steel!

[jtgh]

That is good question.
it is just a mechanical device, levers, shafts ,pins and springs.
what exactly happened? , will tell you what when wrong by examining the parts that failed.
if the cable end fails. (cable actually snaps top side?)
it can break off the cable ( this happens for 5 reasons)

1 cheap china made cable. ( try OEM cables , they are much better)
2 end of life. ( went 100k or more and broke)
3 the clutch has a problem , eg: main pilot shaft is galled and disc is jamming !
( this evokes the classic irresistible force against the immovable object, )
4: someone didn't lube it as the service schedule asks. (grease the shackle pin)
5: the cables sheath is damaged and allowed water ingress and rust and caused the seizing of the cable , then your left foot over came this condition and snapped the cable. ( same forces explained in #3)
600 lbs of force (or more) you can make with your LEFT foot and 6:1 ratio linkage.

There can be other failure modes.
including driving on salted roads and beaches and getting this water up into the cable..


next is the pin breaks on the end shackle.
if this pin breaks, then again, the same 5+ possible reasons.

use a quality cable and lube it , and it might last.
if it does not, then you have a real clutch problem, it is jamming.


the clutch disc must slide freely on the pilot shaft of the transmission.
if it can not, you have a problem.



hope that helps.

[Tracker Tommy]

Damn