ive never adjusted a clutch before and it looks fairly straight forward, but i wanted to ask all those more experienced on tips or how to do it, etc. i dont have a hydrolic clutch, soo im just adjusting the play in the release arm. also the spring looks kinda sad soo im wondering if i need toreplace that as well. and finally, upon looking in the book it says theres supposed to be a rubber bushing type thing in between the clutch cable and release arm, but either mine didnt have one or it disintigrated. im guess it probably disintigrated along with most of the other bushings. soo any input would be great. the reason i checked it was because i was hearing a sort of ping or poping noise sometimes when i let out the clutch. anyway, i'll look forward to your replies and thanx - john

When I adjust a 2 series clutch, I jam a big old pry bar or other strong prying mechanism up into the bellhousing, first to relieve tension on the arm and then to hold it in place while I adjust the cable. I take the cable completely out of the release arm, as they tend to be stuck and require some delicacy. If its the original cable, it will probably have a metal adjusting nut. If its a replacement, then it might be plastic, in which case beware. I have rendered a car motionless when I cracked the cable housing because the whole aparatus was too cold. Adjust the cable so that you have some freeplay in the pedal inside the car but no more than say 1/4 inch. You can look up the specs if you choose. If that cable looks nasty and is missing requisite bushings, I might replace the whole thing. Broken cables can ruin a day. Also, that ping or pop might be a throwout or pilot bearing, both of which require tranny removal. Try the adjustment first and good luck