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[masterpenguin]

I was driving the other night and at a red light I couldn't get the car into gear. I shut off the car, and it would go into gear easily. I then restarted it, and this time it went in and drove fine for about 30 min. Then this happened again but I quick double clutched and it went in smooth again, and drove fine all the way home. When I got home I checked the clutch cable and it was a little loose so I tightened it a couple turns. I have been driving another one of my cars since then just because I really dont feel like towing it again this month (ball joint failed while going around a turn luckily it was just a field of grass in front of me and luckily my fender was cracked prior). Do you think it was just the cable or should I check for some other symptoms. It is a browntop engine with a blacktop tranny. I havent noticed any slipping at all in the past. What do you guys think it was.

Thanks as always
-Rob

[icebox187]

Sounds to me like it was the loose cable. If it does it again it might be time to check the clutch. If there's no grinding or pop-outs then the internals are probably g2g

[EuphoricBlue]

Look for the infamous fatigued clutch pedal bracket. Stick your head under there with a flashlight and look at the bracket the clutch pedal pivots on.