Fox Clutch firewall adjuster

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Attached is a pic of a firewall adjuster for a clutch cable... does this one look like it has alot of adjustment to it?? The blue one I have seems to need more adjustment than I can get out of it, wondering it this one would work better for me???
this is from Hanlons motorsports....
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I purchased one of the last " good" cables that MM made, but it was in stock at LMR.. The adjuster is blue. I want to say all of it was in a package LMR sold, but its been a few minutes, and well, you know how old I am.... LOL
Noobz, I don't understand your question, remember this fox stuff is new to me...
When I have moved the car out of the garage, it seems as it the clutch does not start to engage until the clutch pedal is almost all the way out... When I have tried to adjust the " blue" firewall adjuster it only moves about !/4 of an inch..
 
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Does anyone have a drawing for the OEM Ford cables? Does that exist?

We do a lot of custom cabling for my work (mostly data cables), wondering if someone could just have it remade again.
 
I purchased one of the last " good" cables that MM made, but it was in stock at LMR.. The adjuster is blue. I want to say all of it was in a package LMR sold, but its been a few minutes, and well, you know how old I am.... LOL
Noobz, I don't understand your question, remember this fox stuff is new to me...
When I have moved the car out of the garage, it seems as it the clutch does not start to engage until the clutch pedal is almost all the way out... When I have tried to adjust the " blue" firewall adjuster it only moves about !/4 of an inch..

Post an image of your firewall adjuster.

And while you're out there, see if you can a good image of the cable end where it engages with the clutch fork.

We'll wait here. :coff:
 
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Post an image of your firewall adjuster.

And while you're out there, see if you can a good image of the cable end where it engages with the clutch fork.

We'll wait here. :coff:
Will do, but I can tell you its not one of the adjustable ends with a nut....
 
Does anyone have a drawing for the OEM Ford cables? Does that exist?

We do a lot of custom cabling for my work (mostly data cables), wondering if someone could just have it remade again.
Will the stock cable work with the newer aluminum quadrants???
 
Couple thoughts...

1. Yes, the one you posted looks like it has the normal amount of adjustability, but I doubt there's anything wrong with what you have. Your car must have an aluminum quadrant, as the stock quadrant is not compatible with a firewall adjuster. Did you install or at least check that your stocker has been replaced?
2. If the car doesn't start to move until the pedal is nearly fully released, then you actually need to adjust it closer to the firewall, not further away where an adjuster with 'more range' would help. If you spin the adjuster all the way to the firewall, are you getting any slack in the cable? It kinda looks in the pic like you already have slack. So, I'm having a hard time reconciling that.
3. As far as adjusting the cable, which I tinker with about every time I change my oil, I can tell a properly adjusted cable by pulling on the cable with medium force (maybe 25 lbs?) and getting about a dime or so gap between the adjuster and black plastic cable stop. From there, I fine tune just a bit if I don't like the 'sweet spot' in the pedal. That's the best way I can describe it, as the pull weight and sweet spot location is just a muscle memory for me. You must stay on top of the adjustment, as the clutch disk/pressure plate wear will require manual adjustment over time.
3. If you're really struggling, despite the above, then you can try a Steeda cable in place of the MM you have. The Steeda, which has an adjustable end, will definitely give you any range your firewall adjuster is currently lacking.
 
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Couple thoughts...

1. Yes, the one you posted looks like it has the normal amount of adjustability, but I doubt there's anything wrong with what you have. Your car must have an aluminum quadrant, as the stock quadrant is not compatible with a firewall adjuster. Did you install or at least check that your stocker has been replaced?
2. If the car doesn't start to move until the pedal is nearly fully released, then you actually need to adjust it closer to the firewall, not further away where an adjuster with 'more range' would help. If you spin the adjuster all the way to the firewall, are you getting any slack in the cable? It kinda looks in the pic like you already have slack. So, I'm having a hard time reconciling that.
3. As far as adjusting the cable, which I tinker with about every time I change my oil, I can tell a properly adjusted cable by pulling on the cable with medium force (maybe 25 lbs?) and getting about a dime or so gap between the adjuster and black plastic cable stop. From there, I fine tune just a bit if I don't like the 'sweet spot' in the pedal. That's the best way I can describe it, as the pull weight and sweet spot location is just a muscle memory for me. You must stay on top of the adjustment, as the clutch disk/pressure plate wear will require manual adjustment over time.
3. If you're really struggling, despite the above, then you can try a Steeda cable in place of the MM you have. The Steeda, which has an adjustable end, will definitely give you any range your firewall adjuster is currently lacking.
thanks for the wealth of help here...... I was on my other project when I came across this adjuster at hanlons which got my juices stirred..
The info you have provided me will help me move forward on this.... thanks
 
If you are in a position where your cable has stretched and you're out of the FWA's adjustment range, you can shim it to take up the slop.

Something along these lines:

 
Would a stock cable and another adjuster help you compare?
General, I have my stock cable and stock plastic adjustable quadrant... this cable is longer overall ( read where they were actually for Sn95 cars) so I am ok there... Thanks for the offer..
think I will wait for this car to be on the road before I resort to anything drastic.... Maybe it will stretch a bit or " break in some" .... Per the instructions I installed this spacer.. maybe take it off or cut it down some??
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Take it out and see where that puts the pedal. If it is then too low on the release I would then start the process of shaving a little off at a time to "tune" the release point.
 
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