Clutch trick

[keith]

Here is the clutch trick I promised. Maybe everyone else has already figured this out and I only think I've come up with something new. The wrench gives great mechanical advantage when connecting or disconnecting the clutch cable.

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[Typrus]

I just yelled it into submission until it worked.

Good idea though, I must say.

[takza]

Another method would be to put a stick between the seat cushion and the clutch pedal to release the cable?

[ARCHINSTL]

keith -
Off the subject, but Gosh - you really take good photos!
Clever trick with the Crescent - whenever I get around to my writeup on doing the tierods, I did a similar trick with one and a jack.
Tom M.

[shogun]

brute force allways worked fine

[Highlander]

Why not just remove the spring inside that tensions the clutch take-up? It takes about 25 sec and less than that to hook it back up. Tehn you rotate the plastic gear that the cable hooks into, and Voila! you have ~ 1.5" of play. reverse process to reassemble.

[splatterdog]

Congrats to the newbie! Doesn't anyone read the FSM available here?

[keith]

I don't fit under the dash, besides there's the right way, the wrong way and my way.

[Mac]

I can get it off by hand fairly easily, part of it is practice (i've taken the engine out 4 times now) but part of it is probably it being an old car with tired springs, etc.

[SynthDesign]

I've never had a problem pulling it off by hand, but the crescent wrench is a good idea.

[ozonew4m]

brute force allways worked fine

brute force and ignorance i agree always works