car keeps moving with clutch pushed to the floor

[niklid05]

well I just got a notch friday night it is in pretty fair condition but its gonna need some work here and there.

Anyways Ive been driving it around, Ive noticed that the clutch is really hard to push down.... but on top of that as i drive it the clutch gets harder and harder to disengage. Once the car warms up the clutch is nearly impossible to disengage, I have to just shift without the clutch and when i come to stop signs or lights i have to put it in first and sit there with the clutch held in or else i have to JAM the shifter in gear. Today really pissed me off, I was sitting at the light, with the clutch in and the car stalls out cuz im on the brakes. I start it up without holding the brakes and the car starts rolling. hit the brakes and it dies. So obviously the clutch isnt completely disengaging. My question is could the cable be stretched or is the clutch fork bent or what? Also in the picture below is this an adjustable cable? I turn it right to raise the disengagement, correct?
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I dunno if its adjustable or not but it doesnt look like my ford oem cable that i recently bought because there isnt a nut on the OEM one. thanks guys.

 

[HISSIN50]

You need to dial some slack out of the cable, one way or another. If you have the stock quadrant, pull up on the clutch pedal. If not, check the cable for an adjusting nut at the fork.

Good luck.

 

[niklid05]

You need to dial some slack out of the cable, one way or another. If you have the stock quadrant, pull up on the clutch pedal. If not, check the cable for an adjusting nut at the fork.

Good luck.

Thanks. I am asking if the firewall thingy is adjustable in the picture. I never saw a nut at the firewall before because all I have seen is a stock nonadjustable cable that I purchased new from ford for my 4cyl conversion. If it is, do I just tighten it and thats it or do I have to go to the fork?

 

[HISSIN50]

Cant help you - I dont recall seeing a nut like that on a cable. I've known of folks shimming a non-adjustable cable (if it stretched) with a nut, but not at that location. Can you turn the nut and does it do anything meaningful?

Good luck.

 

[Euphoric306]

doesn't look like a firewall adjuster to me. that nut would not do anything noticeable. if you have the stock firewall piece, you probably have the stock quadrant as well. i'd suggest picking up a FWA and quadrant from UPR, steeda, anywhere really. until then, try adjusting the cable at the fork. that's gonna be hell on your clutch disc and on your synchros until you get that fixed tho bro, sorry

 

[niklid05]

Cant help you - I dont recall seeing a nut like that on a cable. I've known of folks shimming a non-adjustable cable (if it stretched) with a nut, but not at that location. Can you turn the nut and does it do anything meaningful?

Good luck.

nope. doesnt do anything. I looked under the car, and the fork cover wasnt there. I really didnt notice slack at the fork, it was loose but as soon as I had someone start pushing on the pedal with their hand it was tight. Could the long tubes be baking the fork area where the cover is supposed to be? Could I put no seeze on the cable, would that help?

Also eurphoric said something about an aftermarket adjustable cable. I heard that adjustables dont work too well or they give out quickly. I am willing to try one if you guys say they work well. Could you recommend the best possible aftermarket cable I can buy. What is something that I wont have to worry about snapping or fraying on me? You mentioned Steeda and would you say they are the best?

 

[MustangGT92]

if you want to, try applying an ajustable nut and bolt from a motor cycle on the fork....you can use a tire iron to press in the clutch while you ajust the nut....other then that i would get an ajustable clutch cable....

 

[HISSIN50]

You can shim the cable but if it's stretching (your idea about the LT's baking the cable is an excellent one), I wouldnt want to shim a stretched cable.

Check out MM's SN95 style cable (the SN95 cable is longer, to help keep the cable away from the LT's).

If you havent seen it, here's an article by Jeremy Thompson which should be useful.

Good luck.

 

[niklid05]

holy ****! Well I took the cable off and put a Ford non adjustable cable on that I had purchased for my other notch and god damn i was ready to stand on the clutch to start it and as soon as I put my foot on it, it just slid right to the floor, no problems what so ever now! It is absolutely a blast to drive now. So Should I grease the cable up or something to keep it nice and slippery or what.

BTW it looked like the casing for the cable had tight bend in it. I think that was the problem.

 

[HISSIN50]

holy ****! Well I took the cable off and put a Ford non adjustable cable on that I had purchased for my other notch and god damn i was ready to stand on the clutch to start it and as soon as I put my foot on it, it just slid right to the floor, no problems what so ever now! It is absolutely a blast to drive now. So Should I grease the cable up or something to keep it nice and slippery or what.

BTW it looked like the casing for the cable had tight bend in it. I think that was the problem.

The cable comes teflon lined. If you grease it, it will cause it to get crappy (the grease attracting dirt). Just plug and play (no greasing).

Glad it's fixed.

 

[niklid05]

ok thanks HISSIN. I also attempted to put a fork cover on it. I think I have the wrong bolt but I havent seen it in my rear view mirror yet, hopefully that will help.

 

[HISSIN50]

FWIW, I never have had an inspection cover (they're stupid expensive to buy, and I never fabbed one up). Dont make no difference to me.