One more Firewall Adjuster thread.

If you have a dremel and a decent drill I'd put a reinforcement plate behind it while it's out. That metal on the firewall tends to flex. Over time you can start to get cracks around the hole or the little angle to the left ( looking at the firewall )will start to become distorted. If yours isn't you are very lucky. It just takes a piece of steel cut in a square and a hole made in it for the adjuster. Some people put a couple screws in the plate to attach it. I don't do that....don't need it. The adjuster will hold it. Can cut some cardboard to make the shape needed for that spot just about 3 by 3 inches...might be 2.5. I haven't done it to my current car but it will be done.

Here’s one of those beers now (as I read this). But I’d be there to help push for sure!

Wayne Waldrep said:

Yes. I read a lot about the Fiore only to find out they aren't in business anymore. Lethal used to carry them but I never read anything about them making their own version. I'll go back and look. I've never owned anything made by UPR. I'm kinda scared of them....lol. I'll do some looking at that particular piece though.
I also looked everywhere for that bearing fix but couldn't remember who did it. @jrichker do you have a link to your post about this?
Oh....and I run Centerforce Dual Friction clutches. I'm good with stock pedal effort.

Thanks @Noobz347

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Clutch cable failure
About every 3-4 days I had to adjust the clutch cable. It seemed to lose adjustment and the transmission wouldn't go into gear. Since it was an adjustable cable, I thought that it might be stretched so I bought a replacement. Good idea, but not because the cable was stretched...







I have never seen a cable fail in this manner. It was a Ford Racing part, so I wasn't expecting to see this.

While I was at it, I fixed the problem of the firewall adjuster being difficult to turn. I added a roller thrust bearing to the adjuster. Now it is easy to turn and since the adjuster has click stops built into it, there is no worry about it moving without me turning it. It cost about $8 plus the shipping.



Use some wheel bearing grease on the meal races where they face the bearing. Then apply some to the nylon sleeve where it fits into the adjuster. This keeps everything lubed up and moving freely when you turn the adjuster. The wheel bearing grease won't melt or wash out due to the heat and moisture in the engine compartment.
www.mscdirect.com was the source for the parts
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03381092 2 each 0.750X1.250X0.032 THRUST WASHER-NEEDLE-FLAT

The reinforcing plate is for the engine side of the firewall, right? I’ll have one painted up and ready for my next clutch or cable change.