Hello,
Great to be here.
I recently purchased my 77 Spider and am looking for a great independent shop in Ocean County, NJ that would be able to replace the clutch cable. It seems to be sticking/catching a bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm sure this forum will be my second home as I go through further restoration projects on the car. So I look forward to speaking and connecting with many of you in the future.
Safe driving,
Joseph
New Member - 1977 124 Spider
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JosephL
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- Your car is a: 1977 Fiat 124 Spider
New Member - 1977 124 Spider
- 1977 Fiat 124 Spider
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18Fiatsandcounting
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Re: New Member - 1977 124 Spider
Hi Joseph, while I can't help you with a repair shop suggestion for Ocean County, here are a few thoughts on Fiat clutch cables. There are basically 3 things that can go wrong:
1) The clutch cable itself can lose its lubrication over the years and not work very smoothly. Replacement usually solves this.
2) The point where the clutch cable attaches to the clutch pedal arm can get worn and cause issues with clicking or binding, or there is an issue where the cable connects through the firewall (fairly common).
3) The clutch fork itself (meaning the fork and its release bearing in the clutch bellhousing) can go goofy and cause problems.
It would be good to figure out which of these is the issue before you replace the clutch cable. If you detach the clutch cable from the clutch fork outside the bellhousing and you still have the same problems, then it's likely #1 or #2 above. If the problems go away when you disconnect the clutch cable from the clutch fork, then the problem lies within the clutch or bellhousing itself.
-Bryan
1) The clutch cable itself can lose its lubrication over the years and not work very smoothly. Replacement usually solves this.
2) The point where the clutch cable attaches to the clutch pedal arm can get worn and cause issues with clicking or binding, or there is an issue where the cable connects through the firewall (fairly common).
3) The clutch fork itself (meaning the fork and its release bearing in the clutch bellhousing) can go goofy and cause problems.
It would be good to figure out which of these is the issue before you replace the clutch cable. If you detach the clutch cable from the clutch fork outside the bellhousing and you still have the same problems, then it's likely #1 or #2 above. If the problems go away when you disconnect the clutch cable from the clutch fork, then the problem lies within the clutch or bellhousing itself.
-Bryan