clutch problems

[blaxican27]

i have a 2000 gt with a king cobra clutch. ever since i have had the car (2 yrs) the clutch has always been extremely stiff. even after the install of the king cobra its still hard. Well back in january my clutch cable snapped so i had it replaced. the car came with a 2 fork steeda quadrant and firewall adjuster and the place i took it to took out my firewall adjuster and quadrant and replaced it with a regular quadrant and a steeda adjustable cable, well it still remained stiff and in april it snapped again. well i had the cable replaced once again and put back in my 2 fork quadrant. i am starting to have the same problem i did back before it broke in april which is that when i put the clutch in, the clutch does not release all the way and so i have trouble shifting in and out of gears, especially first and reverse. any suggestions as to what my problem could be. also i am thinking of replacing my clutch and cable once again and am wondering which is a better set up to go with.

Thanks guys....

 

[cooter_11]

Sounds to me like your cable is binding somewhere. Make sure it is routed correctly and check your clutch release fork and make sure it is moving freely. Something might be streching it out and causing it to snap as well. Just check for anything that looks out of place.

You might just need to lube the throwout bearing, but that involves removing the tranny. If you plan on replacing it anyway, make sure you lube the part where the throwout bearing slides near the input shaft.

 

[blaxican27]

Sounds to me like your cable is binding somewhere. Make sure it is routed correctly and check your clutch release fork and make sure it is moving freely. Something might be streching it out and causing it to snap as well. Just check for anything that looks out of place.

You might just need to lube the throwout bearing, but that involves removing the tranny. If you plan on replacing it anyway, make sure you lube the part where the throwout bearing slides near the input shaft.

thx for the info...i ended up taking out my steeda adjustable cable and installed a factory OEM cable, left my two 2 fork quadrant in and added back the firewall adjuster and thats seems to have done the trip...its shifting smoothly and the pedal is as soft as it should have been all along...only problem now is that my clutch pedal is up really high...i would liek to lower it just afraid of adjusting the cable since its working great right now...

 

[joshjwc9]

Steeda and MM I think both sell a pedal height adjuster that evens the pedal with the brake pedal.

Maximum Motorsports :: The Leader In Mustang Performance Suspension has one for $20

 

[blaxican27]

Steeda and MM I think both sell a pedal height adjuster that evens the pedal with the brake pedal.

Maximum Motorsports :: The Leader In Mustang Performance Suspension has one for $20

sweet....how difficult is it to install that adjuster....i assume with installing the adjuster i will need to adjust the firewall adjust once again is that correct? would i need to also to pull more slack on the cable from the tranny...