Thread: Free clutch cable mod for more adjustment

So,I needed to get more adjustment out of my clutch,and came up with something easy,fast and FREE(most likely you have one of these laying around)
I never have liked the home depot spacer mod.
I have tried redrilling the bracket and moving it back...that works,but seems like you lose some strength that way.
The spacer I made essentially does the same as the spacer on a Miko tranny saver bracket does...but without the leg,just the spacer.
Actually it is not a spacer at all,but a washer that pushes the mounting point back...and quite nicely,I must say
It was a FREE 5 minute fix.I used a washer from a swaybar endlink and drilled it out slightly.It is contoured perfect to fit in the hole the cable goes through,and also cup the rubber part to keep it from moving around.
Heres a couple pics.Maybe you can see what I did.
The pics are actually from the second time I did this.It worked so good on my buddies car,I did it to my car

Parts needed
-Your clutch cable.
-Swaybar endlink washer(conical/domed shaped one)
-Unibit or equivilent step-bit (harbor freight step bit is what is pictured.Much cheaper and works great)
OR if you dont have a step bit/uni-bit,you can just drill the hole out slightly larger with a regular bit.The step bit just keeps the hole centered,which is not really important in this case.
-A bench vise is VERY helpful to hold the washer while you drill.


Dis-assemble the clutch cable completely ,taking notice of how it all goes back together.
I usually just lay the parts down in order of how they came off.
Ultimately you need to get the rubber accordian boot off the cable to expose the plastic"nipple" that the boot connects to.
Drill out just enough to clear the plastic after you pull the accordian boot away.It will POP on if you get the hole just right.
Try not to make it too big or it will have more slop in it.Put the rubber boot back on after the washer.It should still snap back on like it was and keep dirt out like before.lt will hold the washer in place perfectly.

Perfect fit on the bracket



Perfect fit on the rubber part.

Nice. What I did was used an axle nut between the rubber on the cable and brace

I have tried that too.It works .but not as good,IMO
The hole in the nut allows it to slide around a little.
Whatever works though,for sure

Yours looks alot cleaner than a nut wedged between a cable and bracket lol

That was very good thinking,nice, for the record, i happen to have both cables when my car was a 1.6l.

Jay, you'll just want to make sure that you don't have this whole assembly falling down on you when you have the cable as loose as you're supposed to. If you tighten the cable to keep all of that together, you'll likely have the cable too tight. If you loosen it to where it should be, that assembly may allow the metal cable itself to fall and rub on the bracket.

I've done very similar work myself (before eventually going with Miko's bracket). It got the job done for me.
My solution only gave me about an additional 6mm or so of adjustment. Jay's solution in this thread gives you what looks like over an inch of additional adjustment which is much more in line with Miko's bracket spacer.

From another thread:

Thanx Jay. Worked perfect. Ironically I just took the rubber boot off and put the washer on. I didn't even drill out the hole. I'm freaking amazed on really how much more threads I have now. I went from pretty much none left to nearly half!

Thanx brother!

Yeah,I modded/drilled the hole for you before I sent it,thats why it fit perfectly
Glad to help out,dude

ROFLMFAO! Sneeky bastard you are sir. Well thanx for that little touch of love. Thanx again brother! Works awesome!