Clutch Cable Broke during rush hour :'(

Maverick530 · January 25th, 2011, 06:03 PM

well i have a steeda clutch cable with the steeda quadrant and firewall adjuster.. so im on my way to autozone to buy an oem clutch cable and im in the turning lane, then my clutch just falls in and i cant put the car into gear.... i put my flashers on and people still get behind me and get all upset and honk there horn and stuff when i dont move.... (one lady did it and i got out of my car and walked up to her car and she got really scared, i just asked politely if she would help me move my car, the bitch just left me)
so whatever finally the autozone people got to help me move my car...

well when i pull the clutch cable at the firewall it just all comes out. they cant get one in till 3 days, so i call around and found one at advance auto parts.
it was $89 but i got it price matched from atuo zone for $59 he says its OEM but idk because it looks like it has an adjuster and it came with a quadrant... would this be a good clutch cable... not sure quite what to do, but i ended up buying it.

Maverick530 · January 25th, 2011, 06:06 PM

48127 Clutch Cable & Quadrant

kind of looks like this, but doesnt say zoom on the box or anything with some looking around it is a zoom clutch cable, are these any good?

Maverick530 · January 25th, 2011, 08:03 PM

i had to have my dad come with his truck and tow my car..... i thought my bumper was going to fall off

(good excuse to get a cobra one though lol) but thank god its still all in tack...

but does anyone have any experience with these zoom clutch cables, it looks like they make decent clutches,

nileppezdel77! · January 26th, 2011, 11:21 AM

Yikes. I have the steeda one too, I hope I don't have this problem, how did you know it was going? Did you feel/ hear something and knew you needed to get a new one?

ESABATM · January 26th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Maverick530

well i have a steeda clutch cable with the steeda quadrant and firewall adjuster.. so im on my way to autozone to buy an oem clutch cable and im in the turning lane, then my clutch just falls in and i cant put the car into gear.... i put my flashers on and people still get behind me and get all upset and honk there horn and stuff when i dont move.... (one lady did it and i got out of my car and walked up to her car and she got really scared, i just asked politely if she would help me move my car, the bitch just left me)
so whatever finally the autozone people got to help me move my car...

well when i pull the clutch cable at the firewall it just all comes out. they cant get one in till 3 days, so i call around and found one at advance auto parts.
it was $89 but i got it price matched from atuo zone for $59 he says its OEM but idk because it looks like it has an adjuster and it came with a quadrant... would this be a good clutch cable... not sure quite what to do, but i ended up buying it.

Go to ford and get a cable...the aftermarket is junk after a few weeks

Maverick530 · January 26th, 2011, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by nileppezdel77

Yikes. I have the steeda one too, I hope I don't have this problem, how did you know it was going? Did you feel/ hear something and knew you needed to get a new one?

it just kept coming out of adjustment thats all, and i kept reading the oem ones where the best. i really didnt know it was going out though, i was just going to swap it out and then it snapped on my lol.

i plan on using that zoom one for maybe 6 months or so since i have to buy books for school, and cant really afford a new oem one at the moment.

superbeef1000 · January 26th, 2011, 03:53 PM

that sucks ,, i have had 3 break on my ride all do to the junk quadrant i was useing ,,i changed to ford racing cable and quadrant and havnt had a another problem

Maverick530 · January 26th, 2011, 04:08 PM

i opened another thread on this but ill ask it here too, does anyone know what hook on the double hook steeda quadrant to put the cable on, and for the adjustable part by the transmition do i just put the nut and lock bolt in the middle of the screw?

jk_aktion · January 26th, 2011, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Maverick530

i opened another thread on this but ill ask it here too, does anyone know what hook on the double hook steeda quadrant to put the cable on, and for the adjustable part by the transmition do i just put the nut and lock bolt in the middle of the screw?

put the cable in and hook it up to the 2nd fork that i showed you before and then go under the car and pull the cable as much as you as can and tighten it down from there.

Maverick530 · January 26th, 2011, 04:17 PM

Thanks, i didnt know if it was going to be a diffrent hook or not since it was an adjustable one

jk_aktion · January 26th, 2011, 04:20 PM

no prob, let me know the outcome and if there are any more problems just hit me up and i'll help you walk through it some more. since i never heard of a zoom cable, they might be really long and will have to use the #1 fork. but start with what i said the first time and see how it goes.

Maverick530 · January 26th, 2011, 04:28 PM

all i know is they make clutches and it seems a lot of people buy those lol, so it might not be that bad,im just trying to find out how to route the cable now

jk_aktion · January 26th, 2011, 04:36 PM

when i ran my clutch cable a ran it through the k-member motor mount brace where the steering shaft meets the steering rack. keeps the cable out of the way of things.

Maverick530 · January 26th, 2011, 05:51 PM

Okay I stuck the cable through there it's right next to the steering column but I don't think I can bolt the cable down, is this alright

jk_aktion · January 26th, 2011, 06:09 PM

yeah thats fine, mine isn't bolted to a bracket either.

Maverick530 · January 26th, 2011, 08:53 PM

Okay so I did some test drives and here are the results, at first it kind of felt like I had lost power but not so much after driving it 20 miles, the clutch is so easy to push in, before it took a lot of effort, after driving it some if got a little harder, or I got a little more used to it... Idk lol, the only complaint I have is that the engagement point to a little to high for my liking, when I adjusted it at the transmission I had to take off the nuts to put it on the clutch fork, and I screwed it on pretty good and as far as I could by hand, no tool I had would fit over the nut and still beable to get past the clutch fork, I'll have to use a crow bar with a friend another day, but I should have those two nuts tapers the middle right, since it seems like the engagement point is higher on the clutch and the nuts are closer to the end of the clutch cable?

Sorry if this makes no since but I'm on my phone right now so its hard to type and read everything I'm writing.

January 25th, 2011, 06:06 PM	#2
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	48127 Clutch Cable & Quadrant kind of looks like this, but doesnt say zoom on the box or anything with some looking around it is a zoom clutch cable, are these any good? Last edited by Maverick530; January 25th, 2011 at 07:10 PM.

January 26th, 2011, 03:53 PM	#7
superbeef1000 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mesa , arizona Posts: 1,474 iTrader: 2 reviews	that sucks ,, i have had 3 break on my ride all do to the junk quadrant i was useing ,,i changed to ford racing cable and quadrant and havnt had a another problem __________________ a bunch of stuff to make my car faster http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...e-member-1497/

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January 25th, 2011, 06:03 PM	#1
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	Clutch Cable Broke during rush hour :'( well i have a steeda clutch cable with the steeda quadrant and firewall adjuster.. so im on my way to autozone to buy an oem clutch cable and im in the turning lane, then my clutch just falls in and i cant put the car into gear.... i put my flashers on and people still get behind me and get all upset and honk there horn and stuff when i dont move.... (one lady did it and i got out of my car and walked up to her car and she got really scared, i just asked politely if she would help me move my car, the bitch just left me) so whatever finally the autozone people got to help me move my car... well when i pull the clutch cable at the firewall it just all comes out. they cant get one in till 3 days, so i call around and found one at advance auto parts. it was $89 but i got it price matched from atuo zone for $59 he says its OEM but idk because it looks like it has an adjuster and it came with a quadrant... would this be a good clutch cable... not sure quite what to do, but i ended up buying it. Last edited by Maverick530; January 25th, 2011 at 08:39 PM.

January 25th, 2011, 08:03 PM	#3
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	i had to have my dad come with his truck and tow my car..... i thought my bumper was going to fall off (good excuse to get a cobra one though lol) but thank god its still all in tack... but does anyone have any experience with these zoom clutch cables, it looks like they make decent clutches,

January 26th, 2011, 11:21 AM	#4
nileppezdel77! Nile P. Pezdel of Pez Dispenser Inc. CCA 2001 Mustang GT Vert Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 4,271 iTrader: 3 reviews	Yikes. I have the steeda one too, I hope I don't have this problem, how did you know it was going? Did you feel/ hear something and knew you needed to get a new one?

January 26th, 2011, 04:08 PM	#8
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	i opened another thread on this but ill ask it here too, does anyone know what hook on the double hook steeda quadrant to put the cable on, and for the adjustable part by the transmition do i just put the nut and lock bolt in the middle of the screw?

January 26th, 2011, 04:17 PM	#10
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks, i didnt know if it was going to be a diffrent hook or not since it was an adjustable one

January 26th, 2011, 04:20 PM	#11
jk_aktion Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 380 iTrader: 2 reviews	no prob, let me know the outcome and if there are any more problems just hit me up and i'll help you walk through it some more. since i never heard of a zoom cable, they might be really long and will have to use the #1 fork. but start with what i said the first time and see how it goes.

January 26th, 2011, 04:28 PM	#12
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	all i know is they make clutches and it seems a lot of people buy those lol, so it might not be that bad,im just trying to find out how to route the cable now

January 26th, 2011, 04:36 PM	#13
jk_aktion Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 380 iTrader: 2 reviews	when i ran my clutch cable a ran it through the k-member motor mount brace where the steering shaft meets the steering rack. keeps the cable out of the way of things.

January 26th, 2011, 05:51 PM	#14
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	Okay I stuck the cable through there it's right next to the steering column but I don't think I can bolt the cable down, is this alright

January 26th, 2011, 06:09 PM	#15
jk_aktion Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 380 iTrader: 2 reviews	yeah thats fine, mine isn't bolted to a bracket either.

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January 26th, 2011, 08:53 PM	#16
Maverick530 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Vert Average Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lafayette Louisiana Posts: 2,403 iTrader: 0 reviews	Okay so I did some test drives and here are the results, at first it kind of felt like I had lost power but not so much after driving it 20 miles, the clutch is so easy to push in, before it took a lot of effort, after driving it some if got a little harder, or I got a little more used to it... Idk lol, the only complaint I have is that the engagement point to a little to high for my liking, when I adjusted it at the transmission I had to take off the nuts to put it on the clutch fork, and I screwed it on pretty good and as far as I could by hand, no tool I had would fit over the nut and still beable to get past the clutch fork, I'll have to use a crow bar with a friend another day, but I should have those two nuts tapers the middle right, since it seems like the engagement point is higher on the clutch and the nuts are closer to the end of the clutch cable? Sorry if this makes no since but I'm on my phone right now so its hard to type and read everything I'm writing.

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