To start this off I must fix this or my wife is making me sell the car since we are expecting our first child. I can't sell it, it has been my dream car since I was 16 (15 years ago).
I pulled motor and trans together to do some rehab, painting, etc. Put motor and trans back in and now major clutch pedal problems. I have the original Ford clutch cable and quadrant and no firewall adjuster but I must stress that when I parked it the clutch work GREAT. The cable setup has to be good I must be doing something wrong.
I have the cable routed in one gradual loop and it runs through the hole on the top part of the motor mount. It is a straight shot right to the clutch fork. In fact, with the cable disconnected from the clutch fork I can easily push the cable in and out and easily move the pedal inside the car so absolutely no binding.
To adjust the cable I have lifted the pedal upwards until it made a loud popping noise but when I go to push it back in it is SUPER stiff. It is so hard to push I feel the left part of my seat moving backwards.
I packed the throwout bearing, lubed the pilot bearing and lubed the pivot ball the fork rests on. Again, everything worked beautifully before I took apart. I consider myself an above average occasional mechanic but this has me puzzled.
Please help, what can be the problem. If I have to pull trans again I will scream! I have one day to put this thing back together, please help.
I pulled motor and trans together to do some rehab, painting, etc. Put motor and trans back in and now major clutch pedal problems. I have the original Ford clutch cable and quadrant and no firewall adjuster but I must stress that when I parked it the clutch work GREAT. The cable setup has to be good I must be doing something wrong.
I have the cable routed in one gradual loop and it runs through the hole on the top part of the motor mount. It is a straight shot right to the clutch fork. In fact, with the cable disconnected from the clutch fork I can easily push the cable in and out and easily move the pedal inside the car so absolutely no binding.
To adjust the cable I have lifted the pedal upwards until it made a loud popping noise but when I go to push it back in it is SUPER stiff. It is so hard to push I feel the left part of my seat moving backwards.
I packed the throwout bearing, lubed the pilot bearing and lubed the pivot ball the fork rests on. Again, everything worked beautifully before I took apart. I consider myself an above average occasional mechanic but this has me puzzled.
Please help, what can be the problem. If I have to pull trans again I will scream! I have one day to put this thing back together, please help.