got a clutch problem, need help
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cenok is family
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check your clutch cable adjustment. if you don't have an adjustable setup, whether it be with a firewall adjuster or just an adjustable cable, then you're cable is stretched and you need a new one. i'd suggest getting a ford racing NON-adjustable cable (i have the ford racing adjustable one and it works great too) and a firewall adjuster. and if you haven't already, get an aluminum quadrant. the factory plastic one is weak.
cenok is family
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ok, then back out the firewall adjuster (counter clockwise) to tighten the cable up until it's grabbing where you want it.
Yep. Cable's probably stretched out. It happens to the best of 'em, eventually.
DO NOT buy an aftermarket cable, please. Look for a FORD cable. I thought it would be safe to go with a non-adjustable OEM-fit aftermarket cable, rather than the even crappier adjustable cables, and mine didn't even last me 9 months before it almost left me stranded. The Ford cables are visibly wound differently and constructed with a better sheath to protect them from the heat of your exhaust headers, plus they operate MUCH more smoothly than most aftermarket cables (again, probably due to the cable sheath construction). I have at least 150k on mine, as I kept it as a spare when installing an aftermarket cable a year or so ago, and that ancient cable works 2x better than the brand-new one did right out of the package.
Order the "universal" Ford cable from Maximum Motorsports ($75 shipped), take off the rubber grommet, trim the four little tabs off underneath that (I found it easier to just file 'em off) so it'll plug into your firewall adjuster, and then transfer the bracket-to-frame mount from your old cable to the new one (just involves some minor bending), and you're good for another 100k miles or so.
DO NOT buy an aftermarket cable, please. Look for a FORD cable. I thought it would be safe to go with a non-adjustable OEM-fit aftermarket cable, rather than the even crappier adjustable cables, and mine didn't even last me 9 months before it almost left me stranded. The Ford cables are visibly wound differently and constructed with a better sheath to protect them from the heat of your exhaust headers, plus they operate MUCH more smoothly than most aftermarket cables (again, probably due to the cable sheath construction). I have at least 150k on mine, as I kept it as a spare when installing an aftermarket cable a year or so ago, and that ancient cable works 2x better than the brand-new one did right out of the package.
Order the "universal" Ford cable from Maximum Motorsports ($75 shipped), take off the rubber grommet, trim the four little tabs off underneath that (I found it easier to just file 'em off) so it'll plug into your firewall adjuster, and then transfer the bracket-to-frame mount from your old cable to the new one (just involves some minor bending), and you're good for another 100k miles or so.
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