the clutch cable under the dash is pushing the light guage metal housing up and i have to keep adjusting the cable, the housing is to thin what do i do?

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Asked by stephen Sep 11, 2007 at 07:27 AM about the 2001 Kia Rio Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the cast metal is cracking away from the cable, is there some way of strengthing the bracket ?

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Without seeing how it mounts, I would say you would have to fabricate some kind of bracket or reinforcement on your own. See if you can make a bracket yourself, or call Kia and ask if they have a TSB or a dealership fix for this. You probably aren't the first one to have this happen.

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