Clutch Question

kuskye25 · December 28th, 2007, 12:49 PM

Ok my clutch cable snapped finally after weeks of shimming it and adjusting, but luckly I had another cable on its way. I have put it all together now and for some reason my cable is scrapping on my qaudrant when i depress the clutch pedal, and it makes a noise. when i look up in there the cable is not center with the track on the quadrant, but everyhting is tight, no wobble or slop. Im not sure what to do now, any help would be appreciated.

on the plus side my pedal is like 20 times easier to push now, i hated the stiff clutch pedal

kuskye25 · December 28th, 2007, 01:19 PM

it also pushes my steering colomn to the right about an inch when i press the clutch pedal, it was doing this before the new cable to, i just hoped itd fix it all, it was also making the rubbing noise on the quadrant before i put in the new cable as well, this is what made it snap as it got cut by the quadrant.

ryans88gt · December 28th, 2007, 04:39 PM

you may need to adjust the location of your quadrant or it might be installed wrong if it is aftermarket. Also a mashed firewall bushing might cause you cable to come through the firewall slightly off center. Can you get pictures of what you are talking about?

kuskye25 · December 28th, 2007, 05:39 PM

heres a picture, it looks more off in the pic then it really is.

kuskye25 · December 28th, 2007, 05:58 PM

can i just shim it with some washers or something, now that i look at it more in the pic i took i can see the wear marks and where the quadrant used to be.. is it hard to take apart

ryans88gt · December 28th, 2007, 06:02 PM

Yes, you need to put some washers behind the quadrant. It is easy to take off if you can get under there. Just take that cotter pin (or piece of wire) out of the shaft and take the cable off and slide the quadrant out. Put some washers on there and that should fix your problem.

kuskye25 · December 28th, 2007, 06:22 PM

ok thanks

December 28th, 2007, 12:49 PM	#1
kuskye25 Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 371 iTrader: 0 reviews	Clutch Question Ok my clutch cable snapped finally after weeks of shimming it and adjusting, but luckly I had another cable on its way. I have put it all together now and for some reason my cable is scrapping on my qaudrant when i depress the clutch pedal, and it makes a noise. when i look up in there the cable is not center with the track on the quadrant, but everyhting is tight, no wobble or slop. Im not sure what to do now, any help would be appreciated. on the plus side my pedal is like 20 times easier to push now, i hated the stiff clutch pedal __________________ '88 Mustang GT, Long Tube Headers, Off Road H-pipe, Flowmasters w/turn downs, K&N, Under Drive Pullies, Smog delete/Ac eliminator/72" belt, Subframe connectors, 3.73 Gears '93 LX 4-banger 78k miles

December 28th, 2007, 01:19 PM	#2
kuskye25 Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 371 iTrader: 0 reviews	it also pushes my steering colomn to the right about an inch when i press the clutch pedal, it was doing this before the new cable to, i just hoped itd fix it all, it was also making the rubbing noise on the quadrant before i put in the new cable as well, this is what made it snap as it got cut by the quadrant. __________________ '88 Mustang GT, Long Tube Headers, Off Road H-pipe, Flowmasters w/turn downs, K&N, Under Drive Pullies, Smog delete/Ac eliminator/72" belt, Subframe connectors, 3.73 Gears '93 LX 4-banger 78k miles Last edited by kuskye25; December 28th, 2007 at 01:21 PM.

December 28th, 2007, 04:39 PM	#3
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,737 iTrader: 0 reviews	you may need to adjust the location of your quadrant or it might be installed wrong if it is aftermarket. Also a mashed firewall bushing might cause you cable to come through the firewall slightly off center. Can you get pictures of what you are talking about? __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

December 28th, 2007, 05:39 PM	#4
kuskye25 Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 371 iTrader: 0 reviews	heres a picture, it looks more off in the pic then it really is. Attached Thumbnails __________________ '88 Mustang GT, Long Tube Headers, Off Road H-pipe, Flowmasters w/turn downs, K&N, Under Drive Pullies, Smog delete/Ac eliminator/72" belt, Subframe connectors, 3.73 Gears '93 LX 4-banger 78k miles

December 28th, 2007, 05:58 PM	#5
kuskye25 Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 371 iTrader: 0 reviews	can i just shim it with some washers or something, now that i look at it more in the pic i took i can see the wear marks and where the quadrant used to be.. is it hard to take apart __________________ '88 Mustang GT, Long Tube Headers, Off Road H-pipe, Flowmasters w/turn downs, K&N, Under Drive Pullies, Smog delete/Ac eliminator/72" belt, Subframe connectors, 3.73 Gears '93 LX 4-banger 78k miles

December 28th, 2007, 06:02 PM	#6
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,737 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yes, you need to put some washers behind the quadrant. It is easy to take off if you can get under there. Just take that cotter pin (or piece of wire) out of the shaft and take the cable off and slide the quadrant out. Put some washers on there and that should fix your problem. __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

December 28th, 2007, 06:22 PM	#7
kuskye25 Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 371 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok thanks __________________ '88 Mustang GT, Long Tube Headers, Off Road H-pipe, Flowmasters w/turn downs, K&N, Under Drive Pullies, Smog delete/Ac eliminator/72" belt, Subframe connectors, 3.73 Gears '93 LX 4-banger 78k miles

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