Currently my car in up on blocks in the garage. About a week and a half ago my car wasn't feeling right. I was having problems shifting and I knew something was up. As big of a pessimist I am in real life, I can sure be an optimist when it comes to my car. I figured I had until my free weekend, but I was proven wrong when the car make a loud sound, lurched forward and died. My clutch pedal had dropped to the floor and wasn't going anywhere.
I had dinner in the car and company coming over soon. I called my guests and told them to come help me push the car into a vacant lot. A couple of stangers helped me just before my friends showed up. The came and went before I could even thank them properly. After our game night, they (my friends) took me back to the car and I was able to start it with it already in first gear. That is hard on the battery...anyway we limped it home and I looked into it the next morning. It seemed like maybe the clutch cable snapped. Normally a relatively quick procedure costing about $10 in parts, of course my model car is a little bit more involved. Instead of just having to undo an eye hook and bolt, I have to remove the whole pedal cluster. Oh well....
Problem is that the cable didn't snap. Ok....well it could be a couple of things, all of which involve removing the engine.
It's not a hard procedure, but getting the car jacked up enough in a home garage is a bit of a challenge. Right now I have it almost two feet up...still have at least another foot to go. Unfortunately I've been procrastinating as is my way.....I was worried that the parts would be too much, but an entire new clutch set me back less than $90.
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