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Re: Clutch Cable?

To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>, James Kleemeyer <jkk@adams.net>
Subject: Re: Clutch Cable?
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:02:10 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <002501c2458b$54179ec0$e81c8ad8@jkk>
Frank,

Must be the way it was put together. One of my Volvos is cable operated and
you would know the difference from hydraulic (except if the cable brakes
like mine did this week). The Morris clutch is mechanical linkage too. If
it's tuned right, it's fine too.

Gerard

At 9:33 PM -0400 8/16/02, Frank Clarici wrote:
>James Kleemeyer wrote:
>>
>>  Might like to get a good look
>> at a cable system. Anybody ever seen or used one?
>
>I saw one (and drove the car) cable operater clutch in an MGB powered
>MGTD. Talk about a toggle switch clutch! It was head snapping, that's
>for sure. and you could never teach anybody how to drive a stick with
>it. The series of pulleys to change direction was a nightmare.
>I would consider other options like new hydraulics.
>Of course VWs always had cable clutches and they worked OK.
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut

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