Hey,

A previous owner installed an m47 in my 245ti, it's nice to have. I've adjusted the clutch a couple times and am nearing the end of the threads, probably have got .75 of an inch left. At any after adjusting the clutch this weekend to within a .25 inch of the end of the threads I drove off to test it out, after using the clutch a few times it got deeper and deeper and finally stuck to the floor. I realized the clutch cable had failed.

What failed was the plastic retainer sleeve/cuff, sheared right off. I'd seen that before on another cable. I got a new cable and put it in last night. What I didn't see at the clutch arm was any rubber bushing at the end of the clutch arm. After consulting with my friend he seems to think that there is one.

I went ahead and installed the calble. The end of the clutch arm looks like it's had a lot of wear as the end of the clutch arm has been grinding against the hunk of metal that seats the cable ball end.

As I drove home today I noticed the clutch getting deeper and it became harder to shift into 1st....clearly coming out of adjustment. While installing the cable I pryied the arm in order to secure the cable and it is very rigid and I don't notice any flex as if it were cracked or something.

My problem may be a few things-degraded clutch arm/missing rubber bushing. The cable is for an m-47, so it's appropriate. I don't understand why the clutch is coming out of adjustment, there's no way to fix it's position like a cotter pin or something; either that or the arm is bending and I'm not catching on. My friend seems to thing if I get the rubber bushing in there that it will be properly set up, I hope so it is a cheap part.

Any insight would be cool.

Josh