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| PlantMan |
 Feb 9 2026, 02:37 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 14-May 14 From: Mission Viejo Member No.: 17,352 Region Association: Southern California  |
I was just telling my son that I knew the clutch cable was going to snap!
On my way home on Friday, it snapped going into 3rd gear! AAA to the rescue! I have 2 cables on the way so I can have a spare in the car with all the connections. Of course, this is not the first time this has happened to me and you would think I would have learned the first time.... Has anyone actually changed theirs on the side of the road before??? Attached image(s) 
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| Jack Standz |
Feb 9 2026, 03:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 703 Joined: 15-November 19 From: Happy Place (& surrounding area) Member No.: 23,644 Region Association: None 
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Yes, by driving the left side up onto a high curb. Have also limped home last year in 2nd gear when it broke about 1/2 mile from the house.
Also, fixed a Westfalia bus clutch cable in a Safeway (grocery store if you're not familiar) parking lot on the way to Mexico for a vacation on the beach many years ago. Busses have more ground clearance so not as much a problem, if you have a spare cable. Good plan to have a spare, and a couple 11mm wrenches too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . |
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| Geezer914 |
Feb 9 2026, 04:26 PM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States
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Replacing the clutch cable in a garage is a PIA let alone on the side of the road! You guys are real troopers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| Superhawk996 |
Feb 9 2026, 05:10 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,663 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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If you’re handy with a manual - can be driven home without the clutch. Traffic lights add to the challenge but it’s do-able.
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| jim_hoyland |
Feb 9 2026, 05:13 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 10,016 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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“ Good plan to have a spare, and a couple 11mm wrenches too “ I keep a small bag with two 11mm wrenches, small vice grip, extra nuts, And a loop of bungi cord, and of course disposable gloves and a magnetic flashlight The bungi cord is used to pull up on the clutch pedal inside the cabin |
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| mgphoto |
Feb 9 2026, 05:57 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,388 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
Best is to use the Terry Cable
https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/B423...RxoCjqYQAvD_BwE This cable is double braided it will let you know when it’s going to fail by stretching, a little more costly but you will get home even if half of the strands break. |
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| anderssj |
Feb 9 2026, 08:12 PM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,775 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Jack Standz @ Feb 9 2026, 05:29 PM)  Yes, by driving the left side up onto a high curb. Have also limped home last year in 2nd gear when it broke about 1/2 mile from the house. Also, fixed a Westfalia bus clutch cable in a Safeway (grocery store if you're not familiar) parking lot on the way to Mexico for a vacation on the beach many years ago. Busses have more ground clearance so not as much a problem, if you have a spare cable. Good plan to have a spare, and a couple 11mm wrenches too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Fixed mine the same way at the edge of the VAW-124 parking lot in spring of ‘82. LT Bill Klein had a silver ‘73—we fixed his the same way about a week later. Cable breaks must have been contagious. |
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| mepstein |
Feb 9 2026, 08:54 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,408 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Feb 9 2026, 06:10 PM) If you’re handy with a manual - can be driven home without the clutch. Traffic lights add to the challenge but it’s do-able. BTDT - I was in college. No money to get a tow. No way would I do it now. |
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| PlantMan |
Feb 9 2026, 09:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 14-May 14 From: Mission Viejo Member No.: 17,352 Region Association: Southern California |
I pay for the expensive AAA service....might as well get my moneys worth!
Luckily, was 3 miles from the house. |
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| mgphoto |
Feb 9 2026, 09:39 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,388 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(PlantMan @ Feb 9 2026, 07:30 PM) I pay for the expensive AAA service....might as well get my moneys worth! Luckily, was 3 miles from the house. Me too, had an electrical problem 40 miles from home, Los Angeles area, tow truck will be there tomorrow morning! I don’t count on them any longer. |
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