Thread: Tightening clutch cable

1992 primera (P10)

Is it as straight-forward as getting a spanner and tightening the screws?

Or do i need to replace my clutch? It doesn't always slip and go revving away but on the odd occasion if i'm in say, 4th gear going 50km/h , I put the throttle to full gas, it will start accelerating normally, then it will just slip and go up a couple 1000rpm quicker than it should be, and then go back down and will accelerate like normal, New clutch or just needs tightening?

Just loosen the 10mm nut then tighten the shitty dial thing Nissan decided to use to get the clutch where you want it and then tighten 10mm but to hold in place.

Thanks haha been doing it wrong. Does the clutch cable have a rubber ring that sorta looks like a washer but only rubber on it? I noticed it had been ripped off..... does it matter?

is that rubber ring on this picture?

yes that looks exactly like it. But where i found it hanging was by the adjusting dial may have fallen off and landed down there.... does it matter? i

The big thick rubber ring that is designed to hold the cable in place on the bracket?
You need that.

If you're talking about a washer down by the adjustment knob. That would be nice to have, but should not be necessary.

You should make the cable longer and see if that helps.

How do I do that haha

Sorry, I meant make it longer...
HP10T had me confused.

Do what he said, only instead of tightening the dial thingy, loosen it.

Right, if your slippage is being caused by an adjustment issue, then the cable is adjusted too short so that there is no clearance between the throwout bearing and the clutch plate, in effect mimicking a foot riding on the clutch pedal and removing any slack from the cable, and letting the clutch slip.

If you have lost that rubber grommet, that could screw up the way that the cable works and make it impossible to get a consistent clutch adjustment. Once you get the grommet sorted out (maybe someone with a broken cable has some of those parts laying around), you need to adjust the cable so that there is just a couple millimeters of movement possible in the clutch arm (that the cable attaches to) before it contacts the clutch plate (just wiggle it back and forth to check adjustment -- it should move about 2 millimeters). To change the cable length, loosen the 10 mm nut, back it off a few turns, and then screw in the knurled knob (that wheelie thing) until you get the correct adjustment. I usually use a pair of pliers to gently hold the knurled while I loosen the 10mm with a wrench. I generally remove the intake to clear the area before working on the cable. Also, you can access the knob and check the clutch lever from below the car if you are having trouble working around you battery and associated stuff.

Once you get this set up, if the clutch still slips, you need probably a new one.

Sorry for the confusion it's been a while can't recall if its tighten loosen or what or it probably just depends which angle you are looking at it. I think you tightened it up to fix a slipping clutch though..