Clutch Cable??

[asecretfile]

Tried the search engine but it keeps taking me to a blank page

Already broke 2 Zoom clutch cables...is the FRPP adjustable any better or is there a better one? Already have the new quadrant just need the cable

Thanks

 

[MrXCESSIVESPEED]

Are you sure you arent tightening the cable too much? I cant say ive ever broken a clutch cable! lol...

 

[asecretfile]

not during install lol after 3 or 4 months

 

[QUICK91LX]

I havent ever broken a cable either, but I know people who have. Word on the street is that the best setup to run is an OEM cable with a firewall adjuster. That is the setup I have and even though I havent had the car out since I put the 5-speed in it, everyone is telling me that is the best way to go. Avoid the adjustable cables, they are trouble more often than the OEM cable. Make sure its a Ford cable as well, as the aftermarkets are prone to stretching.

This isnt intended to be the gospel, it is just the info that I have gathered from years of being involved with these cars. Hope it helps.

 

[Strype]

Are you using a firewall adjuster? That usually is the culprit

 

[asecretfile]

I havent ever broken a cable either, but I know people who have. Word on the street is that the best setup to run is an OEM cable with a firewall adjuster. That is the setup I have and even though I havent had the car out since I put the 5-speed in it, everyone is telling me that is the best way to go. Avoid the adjustable cables, they are trouble more often than the OEM cable. Make sure its a Ford cable as well, as the aftermarkets are prone to stretching.

This isnt intended to be the gospel, it is just the info that I have gathered from years of being involved with these cars. Hope it helps.

ok thanks...yea sounds like thats the way Im gonna go

this is the only FRPP one I can find but its adjustable

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=M7553C302+01

 

[MrXCESSIVESPEED]

I use an adjustable cable and a firewall adjuster.....of course i mainly use the firewall adjuster for fine tuning the adjustment and ive never had a problem. Ive used the BBK cables, UPR cables...whatever I had at the time.

I have heard about the stock cable/firewall adjuster set up as well, but have never tried it personally.

 

[asecretfile]

Are you using a firewall adjuster? That usually is the culprit

no Ive had 2 of the Zoom adjustable, both snapping near my aluminum quadrant

 

[asecretfile]

Ive heard some bad things about the adjustable ones snapping but how would them being adjustable make them more prone to breaking? Both mine broke but they were no where near the clutch fork

 

[MrXCESSIVESPEED]

Maybe the Zoom cables are just crappy?

 

[asecretfile]

Maybe the Zoom cables are just crappy?

Yea Im thinking that too....bought them both at the same time...found out after the fact lol

 

[MrXCESSIVESPEED]

Yea Im thinking that too....bought them both at the same time...found out after the fact lol

That may be the case, I thought they looked low quality whem i saw one..but that was several years ago.

 

[asecretfile]

That may be the case, I thought they looked low quality whem i saw one..but that was several years ago.

So basically this one

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=M7553C302+01

And a good firewall adjuster?

 

[Strype]

Go get the one from the Ford dealership. Steeda also makes a good one or so I've heard.

 

[MrXCESSIVESPEED]

So basically this one

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=M7553C302+01

And a good firewall adjuster?

I use the firewall adjuster from Pro-Motion....and its one of the better ones ive tried. It also stiffens the firewall on both sides where the cable goes through.

http://www.promotionpowertrain.com/index.html

 

[asecretfile]

Called the Ford dealership and they want 162.00 for the cable only lol

 

[MrXCESSIVESPEED]

Called the Ford dealership and they want 162.00 for the cable only lol

OUCH!

I have the Pro Motion set up on my car and havent had any problems..heck i dont think their whole set up costs that much!

 

[mustanggt5pt0]

I bought my Ford OEM cable from maximum motorsports, the clutch pedal effort is really light...I do have a firewall adjuster from a different kit. The first cable just plain sucked with pedal effort and the second one broke while I was banging gears. So far the Ford OEM cable has cleared up all issues.

 

[Darkwriter77]

It used to be that this was only getting asked once every week; now it's getting to be an every other day question. Browse through a few of these bajillion threads...

http://forums.stangnet.com/search.php?searchid=1996280

...and you'll find that the general consensus is:

OEM Ford non-adjustable cable + firewall adjuster (FWA) + aluminum quadrant =


SERIOUSLY, can we PLEASE make some kinda sticky about this for the Tech and/or 5.0 Talk forum(s)?

 

[asecretfile]

It used to be that this was only getting asked once every week; now it's getting to be an every other day question. Browse through a few of these bajillion threads...

http://forums.stangnet.com/search.php?searchid=1996280

...and you'll find that the general consensus is:

OEM Ford non-adjustable cable + firewall adjuster (FWA) + aluminum quadrant =


SERIOUSLY, can we PLEASE make some kinda sticky about this for the Tech and/or 5.0 Talk forum(s)?

Because as stated in the original post, the search engine was bringing up a "page cannot be found" error