Clutch Cable Detail

The original cluch cable and adjuster on my Wabbit stuck straight up from the transmission into the space that is now occupied by the front battery box. I discovered this unfortunate juxtposition only after I had fabricated and installed the box. This is my solution to the problem.

I clipped the end and about 3" of cable from the stock clutch cable assembly. (I actually clipped the three inches later, after the all the other parts were made so I could get the final length exactly right.) I removed and tossed the original adjuster. I then bent a section of 1/4 inch steel brake tube to form a long, smooth, 90 degree turn. There is a steel washer welded to the tube just before it passes through the hole in the bracket on the transmission. This keeps the tube from pulling through the hole. I left the flare on one end of the tube for the end of the original cable housing to bear upon. I cut and reamed the other end of the tube. I swaged (actually crimped using the remaining jaw area of the $21 crimpers) a cable end was made from a 1/4-28 allen-head cap screw. The screw has a 1/8 inch dia. ~ 1 inch deep hole drilled in it's center. The "wing-nut" adjuster is a clutch adjustment nut for an air-cooled VW.