How in the world do I adjust this clutch cable? (stock quadrant, not adjustable cable

thetruegears · Sep 2, 2012

So I just reinstalled this clutch cable for the third time and its still not right. I pulled up on the pedal and it did its self adjustment but didnt do it right.
Its very hard to put into gear so id assume the clutch isnt completely disengaging. Apparently theres some way to do it by the quadrant but I cant figure it out for the life of me

Theres also a very loud screech when I push in on the clutch pedal at first, If I press it a few more times it goes away

thetruegears · Sep 2, 2012

Oh god somebody help I need to go pick up a girl, and it needs to be in my stang

Mnstrstang · Sep 2, 2012

If u climb under ur dash pull the clutch pedal up(so its at it's highest point) and push the forward part of the quadrant up it should ratchet and change the adjustment. Used to do this on the side of the rd bc my factory self adjusting quadrant went bad.

thetruegears · Sep 2, 2012

Well I just tried that, and now when I push on the pedal it just pops and goes to the floor, wtf?

Mnstrstang · Sep 2, 2012

The spring on the clutch or the ratchet adjuster is probably toast then. My spring was weak causing it not to adjust on my car. My bad I could be anymore help best bet is replace the quadrant and cable and borrow someone's car to pick up ur girl.

NXcoupe · Sep 3, 2012

go to steeda's website and get their clutch cable, quadrant and firewall adjuster kit and get someone to help you put it on. Your adjuster is toast man.

g36 monkey · Sep 3, 2012

I have the fiore quadrant and firewall adjuster and a stock cable. If I had to do it all again, I would do that still, but I would order the cable from maximum motorsports because its already modified to fit into a firewall adjuster.

You can drive without a clutch if your a pro, just shut the car off at stop lights, push the clutch in (so the safety switch engages) bump the starter while its in gear to get rolling and go ha!

Mnstrstang · Sep 3, 2012

^^ haha I had to go through that when my clutch cable decided to snap.

Rice_slayer · Sep 3, 2012

If the b*tch needs to be picked up in a Mustang, she ain't worth keeping. My first date with my GF was in my Escape, she didn't care lol. Can't say having my car out though hasn't made for some interesting things though

Twista · Sep 4, 2012

g36 monkey said:
I have the fiore quadrant and firewall adjuster and a stock cable. If I had to do it all again, I would do that still, but I would order the cable from maximum motorsports because its already modified to fit into a firewall adjuster.

You can drive without a clutch if your a pro, just shut the car off at stop lights, push the clutch in (so the safety switch engages) bump the starter while its in gear to get rolling and go ha!

Any video of this? I get everything expect "bump the starter" How would you do that????

g36 monkey · Sep 4, 2012

well, I can't do that because my clutch works haha. but, if your cable is snapped, procedue is as follows:

1. Shut the car off in neutral and roll to a stop.
2. Put the car in gear
3. Push left foot to the floor on the clutch to trip the dummy switch (it won't engage the clutch, but will allow the starter to run)
4. When the light turns green, go to start the car, it will move forward from the power of the starter.

This is not the best thing in the world to do, but in a pinch, it can get you from whereever you are stuck, home, if you don't mind grinding a bit trying to rev match driving without a clutch lol