Clutch Adjustment

[mscoles]

Just put new clutch in truck less than a year ago and keep having to adjust it, any ideas on the issue, hard to believe clutch is going away that fast. Truck is an 1989 Dodge ram 50 4x4.

[royster]

I'm prone to suggest it's the cable stretching.

[SubGothius]

Also make sure you leave a bit of slack at the adjustment star-nut. If you make that tight, it'll need readjustment sooner, and can contribute to premature wear as the clutch wears to a point where the tight cable won't let it engage fully anymore, so you wind up driving around with a slightly slipping clutch until you readjust it again.

I seem to recall reading of some issue with the firewall flexing/bending where the cable passes thru, might help to add a wide fender washer there to reinforce and help spread the stress.

[xboxrox]

Weird clutch cable on my truck too ~ new clutch with original cable = easily adjusted by hand star nut with cable slack when pulled away from firewall; few adjustments ever needed ~ original cable finally broke replaced with a ARP (?) brand from Rock Auto ~ 4WD & RWD cables available ordered the 4X4 (one inch difference I been told or read somewhere between the two cable lengths?) ANYWAY BE CAREFUL what you buy online ~ FINAL WEIRD RESULT IS this cable needs the star nut continually adjusted tighter by CHANNEL LOCK type pliers ~ truck shifts ok BUT I did smell clutch just the other day when leaving from a stop YIKES am crossing my fingers ~ I think the firewall rubber grommet is still available @ MEGAZIP for the old gen L200 truck.

Am Wishing you Good Luck coz thats all I really know how to do...