Clutch Cable Failure

[jrichker]

About every 3-4 days I had to adjust the clutch cable. It seemed lose adjustment and the transmission wouldn't go into gear. Since it was an adjustable cable, I thought that it might be stretched so I bought a replacement. Good idea, but not because the cable was stretched...

I have never seen a cable fail in this manner. It was a Ford Racing part, so I wasn't expecting to see this.

While I was at it, it fixed the problem of the firewall adjuster being difficult to turn. I added a roller thrust bearing to the adjuster. Now it is easy to turn and since the adjuster has click stops built into it, there is no worry about it moving without me turning it. It cost about $8 plus the shipping.

 

[Noobz347]

Do you happen to have part numbers for the additional bearing and washers? I've not seen those pieces before either. As for the cable well... That's an odd ball for certain.

BTW: What clutch are you using? The little bungee sticks poking through the plastic think that it's heavy.

 

[mikestang63]

Great idea! You could make a million selling those on Ebay...lol I've never seen a FRPP cable shear like that..

 

[FourEyed]

I use a bit of anti-seize on the threads and where the plastic rubs on the fwa, it works great.

 

[aztecgwynn]

Let us know where you got bearings as well. Or if you are going to sell them

 

[Mustang5L5]

Lots of sources of roller thrust bearings. Just measure the ID you need and google search.

 

[jrichker]

@Noobz347, @aztecgwynn

Here's the source and part numbers for the bearings....

www.MSCDIRECT.COM

P/N 03380920 0.750 I.D. x 1.250 O.D. x 0.078 thick THRUST CAGE-NEEDLE ASSEMBLY
Use 1 each @ $4.58

P/N 033810920 0.750 I.D. x 1.250 O.D. x 0.0032 thick THRUST WASHER-for use with 03380920 needle thrust bearing assembly.
Use 2 each @ $1.68

 

[jrichker]

Do you happen to have part numbers for the additional bearing and washers? I've not seen those pieces before either. As for the cable well... That's an odd ball for certain.

BTW: What clutch are you using? The little bungee sticks poking through the plastic think that it's heavy.

It's a Ford Racing substitute for the King Cobra clutch. With the new clutch cable, it has a very light feel.
When it engages, it will grab hard if you don't pay attention to what you are doing. After a few minutes of driving , I got used to the feel and where the engagement point is. After that, it was easy to make smooth starts with no sudden lurch.

 

[Noobz347]

It's a Ford Racing substitute for the King Cobra clutch. With the new clutch cable, it has a very light feel.
When it engages, it will grab hard if you don't pay attention to what you are doing. After a few minutes of driving , I got used to the feel and where the engagement point is. After that, it was easy to make smooth starts with no sudden lurch.

It's almost like it needed metal reinforcement for pushing on the plate. That's not a relatively heavy one.

Edit: Lemme ask ya this: Is your left leg larger than your right?