Obscure clutch cable question

[comfortablynumb]

Evening all
Anyone know if it’s possible to get a clutch cable for a ford Sierra with a type 9 that’s approximately 10 inches longer than standard? Thinking out loud here, but involves a zetec, a LHD Bellhousing and a starter motor side swap
TIA

[carat 3.6]

Would one from a Granada work?

[comfortablynumb]

May 21, 2020 20:02:13 GMT carat 3.6 said:

Would one from a Granada work?

Not sure if they’re any different to the Sierra ones, main issue is that the clutch fork obviously changes sides too, so cable will have to run under engine, and there’s the problem

[carat 3.6]

I believe transit cables have the same ends to. Your best bet would be a call to burton power, they can tell you the length of all the cables.

[comfortablynumb]

Hadn’t thought of that, thanks @carat 3.6

[droopsnoot]

I know people like Speedy Cables and Speedograph Richfield will do "special edition" cables, if you need a different length for example.

[rallyboy]

JJ Cables near Coventry have done several custom clutch cables for me.

[comfortablynumb]

Thanks all, it appears that 2.3 diesel sierras have the fork on the other side, so investigating that.
It’d be nice to have a standard part

[scimjim]

What does the pedal fitting look like, and what’s the length of the standard item?

[Dez]

Some LHD variants Have absolutely ridiculous clutch cables. The one on my Citroen pickup that ran a mt75 and pinto was out of a LHD transit and was over 6foot long. Went all the way to the front of the engine bay and back again in a big loop.

[comfortablynumb]

May 23, 2020 10:31:54 GMT Dez said:

Some LHD variants Have absolutely ridiculous clutch cables. The one on my Citroen pickup that ran a mt75 and pinto was out of a LHD transit and was over 6foot long. Went all the way to the front of the engine bay and back again in a big loop.

Well at least there’s no kinking then 😀 I’d rather too long than too short
scimjim it’s the standard ford issue ratchet and pawl at the pedal end. I’ll have to find the old cable and measure it,

[Dez]

May 23, 2020 10:41:22 GMT comfortablynumb said:

May 23, 2020 10:31:54 GMT Dez said:

Some LHD variants Have absolutely ridiculous clutch cables. The one on my Citroen pickup that ran a mt75 and pinto was out of a LHD transit and was over 6foot long. Went all the way to the front of the engine bay and back again in a big loop.

Well at least there’s no kinking then 😀 I’d rather too long than too short
scimjim it’s the standard ford issue ratchet and pawl at the pedal end. I’ll have to find the old cable and measure it,

Yeah, I thought if you get one that’s miles to long it’s easy to shorten to fit.

[scimjim]

May 23, 2020 10:41:22 GMT comfortablynumb said:

May 23, 2020 10:31:54 GMT Dez said:

Some LHD variants Have absolutely ridiculous clutch cables. The one on my Citroen pickup that ran a mt75 and pinto was out of a LHD transit and was over 6foot long. Went all the way to the front of the engine bay and back again in a big loop.

Well at least there’s no kinking then 😀 I’d rather too long than too short
scimjim it’s the standard ford issue ratchet and pawl at the pedal end. I’ll have to find the old cable and measure it,

I don’t know what the ford pedal end looks like. The Small Sports Scimitar has a type 9 and I don’t think they changed bellhousing a when they made LHD cars but changed the cable. The Reliant pedal end looks like this:

[comfortablynumb]

The bellhousing on the sierras is the other way round on the LHD to RHD cars, ie the starter and clutch fork change sides
I’ll see if I can find a pic of the clutch pedal, the one in the car isn’t conducive to good photography with ‘head under the dash’ angle!

[comfortablynumb]

From a Granada manual, but sierras are the same



The cable end is a loop which fits through the pin, secured by the spring clips
Designed by the devil himself!
Give me a mk4 cortina with 2 x 17mm nuts for adjusting any day

[scimjim]

May 23, 2020 14:53:56 GMT comfortablynumb said:

The cable end is a loop which fits through the pin, secured by the spring clips

So like my pic above then? Just need length and I can measure my RHD and enquire about LHD cables.

[scimjim]

May 23, 2020 14:46:18 GMT comfortablynumb said:

The bellhousing on the sierras is the other way round on the LHD to RHD cars, ie the starter and clutch fork change sides

I’m aware of that but I’m not talking about Sierras 😀

[comfortablynumb]

May 23, 2020 16:10:18 GMT scimjim said:

May 23, 2020 14:46:18 GMT comfortablynumb said:

The bellhousing on the sierras is the other way round on the LHD to RHD cars, ie the starter and clutch fork change sides

I’m aware of that but I’m not talking about Sierras 😀

Yes, but I am 😀
Probably won’t get a measurement tonight, but I’ll try tomorrow

[Phil H]

The protruding inner cable on a Ford “self adjusting” cable is a lot longer from memory than the Small Sports one.

[comfortablynumb]

We’re waiting for the bellhousing to arrive, then bolt the whole lot into the car, and I’ll get an accurate measurement then, there’s not much point until I know exactly what it needs