Ok so I was attempting to fix the speedo cable leak & as I was turning left to loosen(wrong way), I broke the hook.  This is the hook that holds the clutch cable in place. It's a metal piece that keeps the clutch put & I'm not sure how to fix it.


I was thinking of getting some adhesive to glue the piece back into place. Some type of strong epoxy that can withstand pressure, heat, and bonds metal. Then I was thinking in order to secure it, I would need to rig it together with a wire.  The run a wire, kinda like a tie-wrap around the speedo cable and those nuts on the clutch cable.  

Do you think this would work without welding or do I need to find a welder fast.  

(Uh, I wish my streak of bad luck would just go away  Still haven't found a mechanic in the New England area)


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THANKS!

Did you break the part the clutch cable hooks into that pulls the clutch arm up?

Mine broke the other week or so, I ended up using a hose clamp and clamped it on tight. I tried welding it back on but that didn't work out too well.

The idea above looks really good. Gonna try that next

@ LS-Rich - Thanks so much. I was thinking of the same thing, but was trying to do the other for a quick fix til I get a piece of metal to do what you did. Yours looks really nice, thanks for the pics and how-to.

@Justin, yup that's the piece.  I attempted to load a pic but it was saying it was too big.

Man I have had some crummy luck since last Saturday.  It all started when I rode to work on my bike and it wouldn't start when I came out. So I jumped the battery so I could get home(clamped the positive & clamped the negative to the engine fin).  I found it was the battery and had to order one cus noone had one in the area(sealed battery and it's installed).  That night my Jeep, hit & run outside of my house (3rd hit and run ever and in RI in 3 years-other 2 were another car). I called around to my neighbors and luckily one of my neighbor's nephew fessed up, albeit 12 hours later(3.5K worth of damage).  I start my new job tomorrow and I am still working the old one, so I'm on day 3 of 19 of working straight in a row.  I also managed to give my ipod a 30gb ipod a bath this week; it's now dead.

So yeah, stressed and I guess I didn't know my own strength. Darn thing just snapped right off, so I need to fix it so I can get around to my new job or until they get me my rental car.  

Again, thanks so much guys!!

@kevinphan  
I placed it in a cup of water that I leave in the cupholder for my doggie. I forgot to cap the water when I drove off like I normally do and placed the ipod directly in the water.  I quickly removed it & tried to dry it out before I could make it home.

Yes, I tried the rice method.  The click wheel is not responding. Also after charging for hours, I unplug it and it shows the battery is low, only after seeing the battery indicator fully green.  I opened the case after that with a guitar pick to see if there was still water in there, nada.

It's in really nice condition otherwise, lol.