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changing a clutch cable

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so the cable that was in my car was missing a bushing that went into the firewall so it had a lot of play in it, so i pulled one from my parts car. When i disconnected my old cable i noticed that my clutch pedal was also missing the spring that kept it in place. when i put the new cable in its very loose and doesnt fully engage the clutch. so 2 problems. 1 can i just put a spring from antoher peadal on mine or do i have to swap the whole set up? and 2 how the hell to you get the clutch cable to tighten up?
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There are two types of cables, adjustable and non-adjustable. Check out saabsite.com to see the differences. If it isn't adjustable...well, might still need a new one. I just bought one from partsgeek.com for $40.

did you test out the cable in your parts car before taking it off? I mean was the action tight? You shouldn't have to swap the whole set up. I'm surprised you didn't notice the missing spring.
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Wayfarer said:
There are two types of cables, adjustable and non-adjustable. Check out saabsite.com to see the differences. If it isn't adjustable...well, might still need a new one. I just bought one from partsgeek.com for $40.

did you test out the cable in your parts car before taking it off? I mean was the action tight? You shouldn't have to swap the whole set up. I'm surprised you didn't notice the missing spring.
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Just curious to know how that partsgeek clutch is working for you. I've seen those sights but im a little iffy on them..i know i'm gonna need a clutch soon. I literally have a shoelace yanking on mine tied to the strut mount =(
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I'm pretty Obsessive/Compulsive so I usually cross reference every part with every seller when I need something. The cable I got from PartsGeek is the Febi Bilstein (made in Germany) is adjustable. And it was $35.
The last cable I bought for a different car was a Scan Tech from a local dealer and it works fine.
Except for the nationwide chainstores, most of the online places sell the same parts.
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