Third day of tranny swap is over... T5 gurus get in here

[KingDiamond]

So today, the 3rd day we have been working on the tranny swap, we are nearing the end. The T5 is in, just have to bolt in the driveshaft, x-pipe, and some other small stuff.

I have a couple questions though...

1. First, how is the clutch cable routed? Does anyone have any pictures? I can't figure out the best way to route it and I want it to look as stock as possible.

2. Also, is the crossmember the same on the AOD-E and T5 equipped mustangs?

3. The clutch pedal is kind of hard to move even without the cable connected. Is it supposed to be kind of tight?

4. I bought the adjustable cable and quadrant, so how tight is the cable supposed to be?

5. After we torqued the bolts on the pressure plate to 14 ft-lbs, the leaf spring things on it were no longer exerted outwards (towards the rear of the car), now they are pretty much flat, is that how it's supposed to be?

6. Finally, under the dash there were a couple harnesses. Two of them had a connector on the end that was jumpered. On one of them I disconnected the jumper and connected it to the connector near the clutch quadrant. There was also another black connector lying there and I connected it to the other part of the clutch quadrant connector. The other connecter that was jumpered, I just disconnected the end of it so it's not jumpered anymore. Did I make all of the right connections?

 

[95CobraMike]

1. it comes out of the fire wall, and loops back towards the tranny, i believe it attaches to the engine compartment wall right under your little fuse box under the hood.

3. once you hook the clutch cable back up, you need to sit in your driver's seat and pull the clutch back towards you with your foot until it pops...then it should be easier to push in.

 

[Hef5.0weisen]

i think the jumpered one is for cruise control, well, i couldn't find a home for it, and with the jumper out, cruise no workie. good luck

 

[Georgie]

pass the cable threw the engin mount on the driver side...it fits nicely their

 

[Green 94 5.0]

1. it comes out of the fire wall, and loops back towards the tranny, i believe it attaches to the engine compartment wall right under your little fuse box under the hood.

3. once you hook the clutch cable back up, you need to sit in your driver's seat and pull the clutch back towards you with your foot until it pops...then it should be easier to push in.

if he is using an aftermarket quadrant the plastic adjuster is gone. without the clutch cable attached, the pedal should move loosely with no effort at all.

 

[SeriousSN95]

tranny mounts the same, trust me when i did the swap compared to not having a clutch, its going to feel tight. ull get used to it tho.

 

[GToddyT5]

If you're going with a King Cobra, it's definitely going to feel tight. It's not like it's a stock clutch. People complained about my CF Dual Friction being hard and that thing was soft as butter. I remember I had a HD Motorsport clutch on my 88GT and I thought my knee ligaments were going to break in stop-and-go traffic.

 

[Green 94 5.0]

tranny mounts the same, trust me when i did the swap compared to not having a clutch, its going to feel tight. ull get used to it tho.

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[GToddyT5]

I would also make sure it's routed smoothly and that your cable isn't rubbin on the billet quadrant. I broke two cables this way.

 

[legalize420]

if he is using an aftermarket quadrant the plastic adjuster is gone. without the clutch cable attached, the pedal should move loosely with no effort at all.

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