Clutch cable replacement 85 Leone

[Terry Bell]

My 1985 Subaru Leone 2wd sedan clutch pedal has dropped to the floor
and I'm told it's probably a broken clutch cable. I have a manual and
will have a go at replacing it myself but I notice the clutch lever,
the one with the fork on the top that the cable hooks on to at the
transmission end, does not have any tension in it, and can be pushed
fairly easily back and forward. I'm just an amateur with this stuff
but should the lever be pulling back hard into the clutch, isn't this
what the clutch release (ie depressing the clutch pedal) works
against?
TIA
Terry

 

[hippo]

My 1985 Subaru Leone 2wd sedan clutch pedal has dropped >to the floor

and I'm told it's probably a broken clutch cable. I have >a manual and
will have a go at replacing it myself but I notice the >clutch lever,
the one with the fork on the top that the cable hooks on >to at the
transmission end, does not have any tension in it, and >can be pushed
fairly easily back and forward. I'm just an amateur with >this stuff
but should the lever be pulling back hard into the >clutch, isn't this
what the clutch release (ie depressing the clutch pedal) >works
against?
TIA
Terry

Guessing here (all exprnce on Liberty/OB) but I'd expect *some* free
movement in the release lever. If you move it in the drection the cable
would pull it, it should stop at some point. If it then can be persuaded
to keep moving further with some pressure, it's then got to the point of
starting on the clutch & that's normal. If however it moves the full
travel it can possibly go fore and aft in the aperture, then it's probably
snapped or dislodged.
Cheers