[FC] clutch symptom...cure?

[Wild8bill at aol.com]

I've adjusted the clutch cable about all the way out (shorter), and it's  
actually pulling the lever or pin or whatever it's called out of the tranny  
quite a ways, even BEFORE depressing the clutch pedal. We still get grinding  
gears and a difficulty shifting into reverse, it's acting like the clutch isn't  
getting engaged. This was a gradual problem, which rapidly got worse over the  
last year. 2-3 years ago we had Mels' Vairmart replace the clutch (his guys  
didn't tighten the nut on the adjuster, so it loosened and stopped engaging the 
 clutch by the time I drove it 60 miles home; I corrected that at the  time).
 
So, do I need another clutch, a throwout bearing, what?
 
Bill
richmond CA
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