I'm not having much luck with my clutch at the moment, the cable banjo broke a while ago and I managed to bodge it, but now the cable has worn through so I've decided it needs a rethink.

My current banjo looks like this:


My cable banjo

but the end piece completely sheared off from the main body, I think this is because I had to drill the hole a bit bigger to get my cable to fit, which must have weakened it.

I've also seen a design like this:


Cable banjo

This might be a better bet as long as the hole is big enough. My cable is about 3mm in diameter but really I need the hole to be about 4mm to account for frayed ends etc.

Does anyone know where I can get these? If not, any alternatives i could try that don't involve welding?

Thanks,

Pete

[Edited on 22/3/05 by scoobyis2cool]

ask mangogroove he has one he may be willing to part with

MK do them and so do MAC1, I got mine from MAC1

Rich.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, Rich, do you have any photos of the ones you got from MAC1? If not, are they the same as either of the pics I posted above or something different?

Cheers

Pete

Clobber your local AA man, there carry every cable end imaginable in the van, and a couple of reels of cable. The ends are grub screw secured to make it economic repairing at the roadside

Yeah I've heard the AA have stuff like that, do you reckon they would actually sell me one or would they just stare at me with a look of distain?

Pete

Just pretained to break down and leve a couple of bits of cable with threaed ends under the bonnet.

They might just stare at me with a look of distain if you did that as well.

Alot of them aa blokes are reasonable if you catch them when they start there shift. Bung em a quid and youl get one.

Most are car nuts, tell you are building you own car out of metal sticks, they would probably be pleased to help

Pete,

I'm using a Capri (3 litre IIRC) adjustable cable. It has a banjo built into it.

Cost about £3 from an autojumble I think.

HTH,
James

Thanks for all the suggestions, might go on the hunt for an AA van later. The worst part is the weather is REALLY nice here today, perfect weather for taking the car out, and it's stuck in the garage

James, do you have any photos of your cable? Does it fit to a type 9 easy enough? Does it just bolt to the pedal or do you need to weld it on?

Cheers,

Pete

Update: managed to bodge the old cable and connector, not sure how long they'll last but on a quick blast round the block it felt pretty good.

Got a new cable with integral banjo on the way courtesy of MAC1.

Thanks for all the suggestions,

Pete

Does the cable swivel at the pedal end or is it bolted on tight?. If it's bolted it frays as the angle changes, nephew had this problem. If you cut the cable with a proper Bowden cable cutter you won't get frayed ends, ask at a cycle shop they usually have one.

[Edited on 24/3/05 by Peteff]

I ordered a new clutch cable from MAC1 less than 24 hours ago and I've got it already! Uploaded a few photos to my archive if anyone's interested, now off to fit it and go for a burn

Pete

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Originally posted by Peteff
Does the cable swivel at the pedal end or is it bolted on tight?. If it's bolted it frays as the angle changes, nephew had this problem. If you cut the cable with a proper Bowden cable cutter you won't get frayed ends, ask at a cycle shop they usually have one.

[Edited on 24/3/05 by Peteff]

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Tip for cutting bowden cable without fraying if you have no bowden cable cutters is to use a sharp chisel , place the cable onto an anvil /vice or other suitable block , lay the chisel across cable at point to be cut and give the chisel a sharp tap. Used this method in a motorcycle workshop even when bowden cable cutters were available, works a treat

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Originally posted by scoobyis2cool
Thanks for all the suggestions, might go on the hunt for an AA van later. The worst part is the weather is REALLY nice here today, perfect weather for taking the car out, and it's stuck in the garage

James, do you have any photos of your cable? Does it fit to a type 9 easy enough? Does it just bolt to the pedal or do you need to weld it on?

Cheers,

Pete

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