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'92 Legacy 2.2, 5 speed. It's my sister's car, who is in chicago(I'm in Denver), and all information is through my mom, sooo....

The clutch is apparently slipping badly now. Supposedly, the clutch is fairly new when I got the car at the beginning of this year, so I was thinking it was the cable might be at max adjust now. She got a new cable, but apparently can't get past the clip that holds it in near the firewall(I think on the inside).

Any advice on how to do this? And preferably with pictures if anyone has any, or a very detailed description? I guess the Haynes manual is not very accurate in this regard.

Yes. The clip pulls straight out toward the left (driver's) side of the car. I just put vice grips on it myself, not too tight, and pried it off with them. You don't have to use vice grips, but it's easier (it's in there tight). Once you grip it, pull towards the right side of the car to lever it out.

Hell, I'll get a diagram. Okay, you better like this, I spent a half hour making it. This diagram is for the the turbo'd car's hydraulic clutch setup, but there's a clip there just the same:




When you're done make sure to adjust free play, and measure full stroke, at the center of the cable's end at the clutch fork, not by the pedal. The pedal spec will be way off due to worn pivots and bushings by the pedal.

To do this properly, first adjust the pedal height with the stopper bolt near the top of the clutch pedal. With no mats on the floor, put a ruler perpendicular to the floor and measure to the center of the pedal pad, the specification is 143mm.

Then adjust the free play (3 - 4 mm) and be sure the full stroke is in check (25.5 - 27 mm), make both these measurements at the center of the cable's end at the clutch fork. It'd hard to get a ruler down there, so make marks at lengths from the edge of a business card and use that (I just cut up a think cardboard cereal box for my makeshift ruler). Be patient with it, it takes time, and a helping hand to check the full stroke.