!!!MAJOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS!!! PLZ HELP!!!!

Hububula · May 26th, 2007, 01:07 AM

OK i own a 88 GT and recently installed a stage 2 clutch from act and while doing so i also put in a lighter flywheel. As soon as i installed the new clutch my old cable started giving me trouble so i replaced it. The same day my new cable either slipped or stretched and it was doing the same thing again... ( cant get into reverse *grindage* and it is very stiff to shift gears also i get a rattle when i give it a little gas but not at an idle.) I replaced the cable again and this time i replaced the fork too and once again it worked fine for a day and then back to the same old shit.. This has cost me over 2 grand in parts and labour already and i cant afford to keep putting it in the shop.. anyone got a solution?!! PLZ HELP M!!

beheivjer · July 10th, 2007, 10:06 AM

not adjusting it right? you did put in an adjuster right?

neverfastenough1 · July 10th, 2007, 10:12 AM

Try adjusting the cable. Try to pull the clutch up with your foot and listen for a click. If this doesn't work, put a little pressure on the clutch pedal with one hand then hold the quadrant with the other. While holding the quadrant pull up on the clutch pedal. Just go one click at a time and check the clutch between clicks to see if it will go into gear.

Racinjason81 · July 10th, 2007, 11:56 AM

do you still have the stock plastic clutch quadrant?if you do that may be your problem right there.high mileage and stiff pressure plates speed up failure

ryans88gt · July 10th, 2007, 01:53 PM

I agree, sounds like it is time for an aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster.

MeanGreen50 · May 19th, 2008, 07:14 PM

had the same problem...you need look up how to re-set the adjuster or else your going to keep streting the cable, i just bought an after market clutch cable that adjust by the bell-housing its nice cause you can set when the clutch starts to grab...

Iownastang · May 19th, 2008, 07:20 PM

2 grand damn you need to start doing the work yourself.

91cobra5.0 · May 19th, 2008, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Iownastang

2 grand damn you need to start doing the work yourself.

+1

does anyone else think that the rattle might be his piolet bearing??? or the fork not sliped into the bearing right?

JBIGBOOTSY · May 19th, 2008, 07:54 PM

sometimes the throw out bearing, fork and input shaft can rattle in neutral. If the rattle stops when the clutch is pressed in, then it would be either the inputshaft ot throw out bearing.

e3sean · May 19th, 2008, 08:18 PM

sounds like u have an aluminum bearing retainer and its worn out too.. that will cause hard shifting and noise.

DrHoward · May 19th, 2008, 11:58 PM

I would make the shop fix it for free they installed it wrong

91cobra5.0 · May 20th, 2008, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by DrHoward

I would make the shop fix it for free they installed it wrong

+1

ryans88gt · May 21st, 2008, 01:42 PM

OLD post

fakesaleen · May 26th, 2008, 01:09 AM

i had the same problem when i swaped the v8 in so i just cut a new clutch quadrant out of a piece of aluminum and used washers to adjust it on the trans end of the cable

Smirnoff · May 28th, 2008, 02:09 AM

damn i just bought an aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster i never even thought about making my own

ujslost · May 28th, 2008, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by beheivjer

not adjusting it right? you did put in an adjuster right?

DUDE! I love your 79 cobra hood decal avatar!

we need a 4 eyed section

ok back to your regularly scheduled thread.

May 26th, 2007, 01:07 AM	#1
Hububula Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4	!!!MAJOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS!!! PLZ HELP!!!! OK i own a 88 GT and recently installed a stage 2 clutch from act and while doing so i also put in a lighter flywheel. As soon as i installed the new clutch my old cable started giving me trouble so i replaced it. The same day my new cable either slipped or stretched and it was doing the same thing again... ( cant get into reverse grindage and it is very stiff to shift gears also i get a rattle when i give it a little gas but not at an idle.) I replaced the cable again and this time i replaced the fork too and once again it worked fine for a day and then back to the same old shit.. This has cost me over 2 grand in parts and labour already and i cant afford to keep putting it in the shop.. anyone got a solution?!! PLZ HELP M!!

July 10th, 2007, 10:06 AM	#2
beheivjer Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: belding, michigan Posts: 812	not adjusting it right? you did put in an adjuster right? __________________ 1966 LUBR Bronco 1979 2.3t Cobra 1994 V6 Vert & a 351 ON A STAND 1997 Black Cobra 1994 Jeep XJ 4.5" lift 33"MTR http://www.cardomain.com/ride/680999 http://www.myspace.com/beheivjer

July 10th, 2007, 10:12 AM	#3
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 1,291	Try adjusting the cable. Try to pull the clutch up with your foot and listen for a click. If this doesn't work, put a little pressure on the clutch pedal with one hand then hold the quadrant with the other. While holding the quadrant pull up on the clutch pedal. Just go one click at a time and check the clutch between clicks to see if it will go into gear. __________________ 2007 Explorer Sport Trac, 292 HP, Stock 2002 Mustang GT

July 10th, 2007, 11:56 AM	#4
Racinjason81 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,199	do you still have the stock plastic clutch quadrant?if you do that may be your problem right there.high mileage and stiff pressure plates speed up failure __________________ Speed kills drive an import and live forever. 1991 LX 5.0 H/B 1990 T-BIRD SC

July 10th, 2007, 01:53 PM	#5
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,421	I agree, sounds like it is time for an aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster. __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 19th, 2008, 07:14 PM	#6
MeanGreen50 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4	had the same problem...you need look up how to re-set the adjuster or else your going to keep streting the cable, i just bought an after market clutch cable that adjust by the bell-housing its nice cause you can set when the clutch starts to grab...

May 19th, 2008, 07:20 PM	#7
Iownastang MM Fanatic 1987 ford mustang gt well see when shes done Join Date: May 2007 Location: mascot, tn Posts: 4,546	2 grand damn you need to start doing the work yourself.

May 19th, 2008, 07:54 PM	#9
JBIGBOOTSY Hardcore Enthusiast 1990 LX hatch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hobart Indiana Posts: 1,877	sometimes the throw out bearing, fork and input shaft can rattle in neutral. If the rattle stops when the clutch is pressed in, then it would be either the inputshaft ot throw out bearing.

May 19th, 2008, 08:18 PM	#10
e3sean Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: arizona Posts: 2,739	sounds like u have an aluminum bearing retainer and its worn out too.. that will cause hard shifting and noise. __________________ the only thing u will be burning by going with a 347 insted of a 331 is the guy driving the 331 MILITARY CREW USAF LUKE AFB AZ, E-4 AMMO I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S

May 19th, 2008, 11:58 PM	#11
DrHoward Newbie 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 35	I would make the shop fix it for free they installed it wrong __________________ 1994 Mustang GT HCI N2O yada yada yada http://www.cardomain.com/id/bigshirtlesspete

May 21st, 2008, 01:42 PM	#13
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,421	OLD post __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 26th, 2008, 01:09 AM	#14
fakesaleen Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 376	i had the same problem when i swaped the v8 in so i just cut a new clutch quadrant out of a piece of aluminum and used washers to adjust it on the trans end of the cable __________________

May 28th, 2008, 02:09 AM	#15
Smirnoff Regular 1982 5.0 t-top no proof of purchase Join Date: May 2008 Location: catty PA Posts: 185	damn i just bought an aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster i never even thought about making my own

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