I recently replaced the cable and put in a firewall adjuster (was gonna do the quadrant but previous owner had already done it) and the noise seemed to stop plus the pedal was ALOT softer. However after having it on their a few days the racheting noise came back (like a pop, pop felt in the clutch) and the pedal seems to get hard to push as the engine gets hot. Anyone know wth is causing this? I've already checked the firewall for flex so i know this isnt the problem. Thanks in advance.