CMC Clutch Cable—who to order from?

VS or JPS w/ slight variables with the bend of the Bowden tube....they are costly at $40 a pop, a longer stock WV Beetle cable is $8 or so.

Easy to shorten overlapping the cut end near the clutch arm with two small U bolts and ave yourself some coins.

The plus to the stock shortened cable shortened is the raw cut end will easily pass through the Bowden tube w/o having to remove it from the trans.

Tape the end before you start so it stays together in the tube.

Alan, is that a West Virginia Beetle (WV) or a VW Beetle ? LOL

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Thanks Alan.

The tranny and engine were coming out at the shop this Wednesday for the 2110 upgrade and A-1 exhaust. This sounds like something I can do myself? Or should I just get it towed to the shop and added it to the list?

I have a spare clutch cable already cut to length for my CMC.

I'll dig it out of my spares kit later today and measure it so we'll know the proper length.

I just buy a stainless steel VW clutch cable or, if S/S isn't available, a good German one.  Then I take it to a sailboat rigger and have them shorten it and swage a new, metric end on it.  Typically, the German cable isn't a "standard" sail rigging diameter but the guys can usually find something that will fit.

I've also found that I must have a too-tight bend in my clutch cable tube such that I can't fit a normal-length rear end cable stud through it so I run a slightly shorter one.

As a bonus, the sail rigging ends have a hole cross-drilled for a safety wire which is dandy for pulling the cable through the tube with a snake.

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VS pre shortened cable: 77.25

Stock cable is approx:    89.75

Yes easy to shorten and install through the existing Bowden tube

Alan said "...a longer stock VW Beetle cable is $8 or so. Easy to shorten overlapping the cut end near the clutch arm with two small U bolts and save yourself some coins".

I did mine like this 22 years ago, still working fine. 

......and be sure to use a good amount of grease along the entire length of the cable

Very useful info & $$ saving

Here, get TWO of these, p/n 113721335AG

The Bug City cables are really good and they cost about $12 each including shipping.  Get one for a spare, too.

Here's their site:  

https://www.bugcity.com/shop/s...0ca6727303MW8D61DBA0

And then get a sailboat rigger to shorten it to 77" overall, from the top of the loop end to the end of the stud on the other end.

Another advantage to getting stainless (if you can find them) is that the spare won't rust sitting in the trunk forever and you can gift it to another Speedstah person when they need it.  Like at Carlisle.  Twice, for me.

I did the cut and clamp job on mine when I put the new engine in. The old one was still good after 35+ years and 50,000 miles, but I figured, "while I'm in there."

Thanks Gordon.