Thread: B14 Clutch Lever Cracked!

Used to bend back, weld and reinforce them with a steel rod ...Would reinforce all the ones I would do clutch jobs on since I saw it so much .... Hard to do in car, but not impossible ...

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Thanks FMDivision. Based on your experience, do you think the crack could be the cause of my problem, or just a symptom of another problem? I tried again and it doesn’t seem to flex at the crack at all.

Also, i cant find an OEM cable anywhere online. I bought another aftermarket cable (Cofle) just to have another as backup that is not the Pioneer one. I will try adding some washers this weekend to see what that does.

Call Greg Vogel at G Spec performance to see if he can source you the correct, OEM cable. He's your best bet.
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I added 3 washers to see if cable length/adjustment was the issue. The pedal travel went back to normal and felt good. So i took it for a drive around the block. Worked fine! For a few miles…..then it started to get harder to put into gear and the pedal travel got lower and lower. Got it home, but now the clutch is engaged regardless of the pedal even though the cable positioning seems the same as before. Bottom line, it seems to me the cable is not the issue- points back to the crack in the lever or something else as the issue. Trying to figure out what to do now since i still cannot find a clutch lever anywhere. Is it worth trying to get it to a place that can bend/weld the lever back into place while on the car?

Have you looked at the clutch lever to see if the crack has opened up?

I assume you didn't call Greg as mentioned above?

Possibly, yes. Your call.

Yes, just compared photos, and the crack did open up much more after i tried the washer trick.

So maybe that is at least part of the problem. I wonder what the odds are i can find someone mobile to reinforce/weld the lever while on the car. Not even sure how to approach that. (Update- contacted one mobile welding service and sent them photos- they want $385-$450 to try. At that price, i might as well put it towards a new clutch and deal with the lever while it’s off the car.)

I did call Greg. He seems very knowledgeable about these cars and was trying to help me find a clutch lever. No luck as of yet.