Clutch cable replacement

Hi,

I have a standard 1959 CJ5, F134, with a T90.

Ive spent the last month piece by piece rebuilding my clutch and brake levers...they were so loose the pedals would rub against the floor boards and bind. Anyway I got them down tight last week and then realized that the clutch cable needed adjustment because I managed to take all the slop out of the linkage. Problem was the cable was rusted tight, so long story short I now have the replacement cable and yoke (the part that the cable screws into for adjustment). I cannot get the ball of the old clutch cable to pop off the hook on the throw out lever. I can slide it in and out but can't get the the darn thing to release. The clutch cable goes thru a hole in the rear of the bell housing the throw out lever isn't visible.

I did a few searches and it seems that others that replaced theirs didn't have this problem, I read the manual, haynes is a bit too generalized.

Is there a trick here I am missing?

Thanks,

Jon

 

i dont know if it would help answer your question but the factory service manual is the greatest tool to have. the haynes and chilton manuals are too non-specific as you said

 

I had a run in with this cable a while back. Your first step is to pull the transmission tunnel out of your jeep. Second, pull the inspection cover off your bell-housing. With a flashlight, you should be able to see the fork from the top. In mine, it looked as though some kind of foreign object had hit the fork, and closed the opening up where the ball/cable slides out. I used a long pair of needle nose and gently pulled until the cable came out.

Note: Be careful when tugging on the cable. The last thing you want is to tug too hard, have the fork spring lose tension, and play the "search for the clutch fork in the bottom of the bell-housing" game. I've played this game, and definitely lost more than won.


-Jake

 

Nice to know

 

Just an update - worked fine - was able to use a set of hemostats thru the access hole on top and hook the cable right up. Thanks guys.