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Roland69

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My clutch is stiff as hell and I was just wondering if I changed the quad if it would fell better. Also are they a must have and how long to change one.

 

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yes it will feel diferent. I think the reason for how stiff a clutch in a 5.0 mustang is the huge a$$ spring ford used on the clutch quadrent. Change to a aftermarket one and a adjustable clutch cable and it is much easier on your leg.

 

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Agreed. I put the BBK unit in my parents 86, made it lots "nicer" feeling. i dont if it actually reduces effort, but you can adjust the engagemnet point to your liking, so it definitely "feels" better.

 

Roland69

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my left leg is huge compared to my right leg after driving the stang for a while.

 

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I have the upr triple hook quadrant and it engages the clutch quicker as well when used in conjunction with the factory ford cable which is at a length to hook onto the middle prong.

The firewall adjuster is the key ingredient to making pedal adjustments.
Do not buy the adjustable cables, they snap usually within the first year. My BBK and my UPR piece both stretched relatively fast and then snapped.

My factory ford cable is perfect

 

Roland69

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is the quad hard to install

 

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Another vote for a stock (non adjustable cable), FWA and aftermarket quadrant. I will say that I liked my Ford adjustable cable and old school SVO single hook quadrant (I liked that cable, though it is not quite as robust as an OEM style cable).

Here is an article by Jeremy Thompson which might prove useful.

Good luck.

 

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I've had both

One car was as easy as taking out the drivers seat by removing the 4 floor bolts and laying up under the dash and pulling the cotter pins out of the shaft with a needle-nose plyer and then the quad and pawl slid right off the shafts to be replaced by the aftermarket quadrant. Cake.

My other car required cutting the plastic pawl (ratcheting adjuster piece) off the shaft with a small hand held hack saw.
There wasn't enough room between the end of the shaft and the dash support running up vertical off the tranny tunnel.
I had to stuff my head under the hood and stick the saw throuh the clutch cable hole in the firewall and hack at it while a friend held the pawl steady with a long screwdriver from under the dash. Once the pawl was cut off the shaft it all went like cake.

Good Luck, hope you have one of the easy ones

 

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definatly get rid of the stock one......i cant immagine trying to adjust the clutch half way decent with the stocker.

pull the clutch pedal up, un hook the cable. there's two pins or hair pins on two studs that hole the stock one on. use some needle nose pliers, ets to pop the pins off.

as for removing or sliding the old one off, i have heard of some people have to stick a screw driver through the cable hole on the fire wall and prying/busting the old one off.

as for removing the seat, that probably depends on how big a dude you are as to if you can get under there, i always knew there had to be an advantage of being 5' 7"

after the old ones off, slide the new one on, insert the two pins, thats about it...most people use the middle hook if it's a 3 hook quad ( for the cable).

you'll have to file down some small tabs on the end of the clutch cable to get it to seat in the fire wall adjuster, but all that should be in the instructions.

that above link hissin provided should help alot too.......

 

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NcogNitto said:

I have the upr triple hook quadrant and it engages the clutch quicker as well when used in conjunction with the factory ford cable which is at a length to hook onto the middle prong.

The firewall adjuster is the key ingredient to making pedal adjustments.
Do not buy the adjustable cables, they snap usually within the first year. My BBK and my UPR piece both stretched relatively fast and then snapped.

My factory ford cable is perfect

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I've had the same problem(s) with my BBK cable(s). P.O.S.! So whenever I get off my butt I'm gonna order one of Maximum's Ford OEM cables. Thanks to whoever gave me that tip, I'm tired of my knee hurting during/after driving my car around!

 

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ooopps

 

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Viking, you can also get an oem cable from Diversified for about 50 bucks shipped.

 

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Keep the Fiore FW adjuster and even the Fiore quadrant in mind.

I seriously doubt anyone can top the Fiore firewall adjuster.Use the stock Ford cable,all the others are pretty much junk.

 

Roland69

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so all I need is a quad and just use my factory cable.

 

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Roland69 said:

so all I need is a quad and just use my factory cable.

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No.You need a firewall adjuster if you replace the factory self-adjusting plastic pos quadrant with an aftermarket one.

The firewall adjuster allows you to adjust the clutch engagement point manually because you are getting rid of the plastic factory pos self adjusting quadrant.

An aftermarket quadrant has to have a firewall adjuster to do it right because you are eliminating the plastic factory self adjusting mechanism.

And the Ford OEM clutch cables are the best quality.