How do you fix a leaking clutch cable?

Answer 1

Clutch cables don't leak. Clutch cables break. Hydraulic clutch lines (read 'hoses') leak. Hydraulic clutch lines perform the same function as a clutch cable, but with a hose, hydraulic fluid, and a slave cylinder. If yours is leaking, you shouldn't try to fix the leak unless you can't afford another alternative. If you do try to fix it, you might treat it like a flat tire leak, and use a tire patch and rubber cement over the area of the hose with the hole. Reinforcing the patch with Duct Tape, etc. wouldn't hurt. It may get you by for a while, but it could fail on you at a dangerous time. If it's leaking at the metal fitting, or, if the fitting itself is fatigued and leaking, forget fixing it. Instead, you should remove it and replace it with a part of OEM or equal quality. This will involve the process of adding new hydraulic fluid and bleeding all the air out of your new clutch line before it functions well again. Some car parts stores will make up hydraulic hoses at custom lengths... for a fee. Before pursuing this alternative, make sure your clutch line fittings are open stock and not proprietary. Sometimes there are "O" rings or black rubber fittings on the piston in the slave cylinder. The rings wear out and the cylinder leaks, and your clutch goes to the floor.