PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

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PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #30 – October 22, 2012, 02:09:15 AM

Well, the suck of it is, to get to where you need to, to reinforce and weld, your probably going to need to pull the brake booster, that's half of the pedal box job anyway. Besides that, if your going to weld it up at someones shop, you gotta tear it apart where it is to be welded.

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #31 – October 22, 2012, 07:54:23 AM

I know - I am hoping I can get away without pulling the dash. It's not a good situation. The brake booster is a massive Cobra unit and I had to massage a few things to get it in. I really hope it comes out without a hassle.

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #32 – October 22, 2012, 06:10:29 PM

Check your PM box. Actually I'll post em here too...might as well add to the public KB

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #33 – October 26, 2012, 11:13:12 PM

Hey - just wanted to let you know that I fixed the old girl up. I used a piece of angle iron like you suggested. I think the piece I used was 3/16" thick. I bolted it to the lip above the adjuster and a few inches below the adjuster. I will get a pic tomorrow. The clutch hasn't felt that good in years - nice and smooth. I also don't have to go the full travel of the pedal anymore to get it into gear. All that flex was causing some serious issues.

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #34 – October 29, 2012, 07:52:25 PM

Finally, sorry for the massive delay...so busy lately, just a simple point and shoot! Well...go to the garage I rent, bring it home, then point and shoot LOL

It's just bolted on with self-tapper bolts or something. The firewall adjuster sits against it for support, and there's some adhesive gooped there as well. It has a threaded adjustment on the fork to make up for that being unusable.

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #35 – October 29, 2012, 08:33:15 PM

That angle iron does the job nicely. It bridges the wall a good distance and you made it hign enough where the firewall is strong. Being it pulls against the firewall you have plenty of area to accommodate strength. That is a nice FIX!! Clean quick and dirty as we say in the shop> Good luck

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #36 – October 29, 2012, 08:50:39 PM

Or you can go hydraulic.
But that will do the job, and can be done in just a little while. Maybe I should have someone push my clutch in while I watch my firewall....mine is a PITA to engage a coupla gears...

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #37 – October 29, 2012, 09:21:07 PM

My approach was a bit different. I will get pics of it as soon as Hurricane Sandy goes away.

PSA: Firewall ripped apart by clutch cable!!!

Reply #38 – October 29, 2012, 09:31:22 PM

It definitely works. You could really feel (and hear!) the flex in the silver car, this thing, with as stupidly stiff as this clutch pressure plate is (yeah let's build a 350 horse motor and put a "550 horse" clutch in), the whole thing is solid.