clutch quadrant - easy?

blk88lx · 04-01-2002, 11:35 PM

Hi all,

I have learned a big lesson. NEVER NEVER sell your car to a friend. This weekend I get to help him do a clutch quadrant (car's an 88 LX). He says it'll be easy. I say it's gonna suck. Bad. Any tips? (We dont plan on yanking the seat).

Jayson
93 GT

chris91LX · 04-02-2002, 01:03 AM

Pull the seat. It's only four bolts and it will make this job about 1000% easier. I just did this and it's fairly simple, just a PITA. The quadrant is 2 white plastic pieces located above the accelerator pedal. You'll need to pull the pins on the rods and slide the pieces off. The triangular piece isn't too hard but the smaller spring loaded pice near the firewall is a real pain. I pried the spring part over the rod (or bolt or whatever you call that piece) and slid it off that way. Some people say to just break the pieces out. Once you get the old quadrant out the new one goes on easy. It took me about an hour to get the pieces out, but about 2 hours of swearing and about 18 hours of ignoring it, hoping it would remove itself.

1SILLYGT · 04-02-2002, 10:26 AM

I had to replace the quadrant in mine and a friends car and i strongly suggest pulling the seat. You can get work around it but it will make it that much more of a pain. I also suggest buying a solid quadrant with an asjustable cable. That way the installation wont give you a headache. Getting the springs back in is a million times harder then getting them out.

drudis · 04-02-2002, 11:18 AM

Pull the driver's seat (unless you have a rollbar in the way anyways, DOH!)
I also highly recommend the Forte quadrant. Nice piece and the cable is stock (easily available).

fiveohpatrol · 04-02-2002, 02:12 PM

It was a piece of cake!

granted, I had the pedal assembly out of the car when I did it

installing the whole pedal assembly, now THATS a pain in the rear

04-01-2002, 11:35 PM	#1
blk88lx Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO Posts: 179	clutch quadrant - easy? Hi all, I have learned a big lesson. NEVER NEVER sell your car to a friend. This weekend I get to help him do a clutch quadrant (car's an 88 LX). He says it'll be easy. I say it's gonna suck. Bad. Any tips? (We dont plan on yanking the seat). Jayson 93 GT

04-02-2002, 10:26 AM	#3
1SILLYGT Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: sloatsburg NY Posts: 28	I had to replace the quadrant in mine and a friends car and i strongly suggest pulling the seat. You can get work around it but it will make it that much more of a pain. I also suggest buying a solid quadrant with an asjustable cable. That way the installation wont give you a headache. Getting the springs back in is a million times harder then getting them out. __________________ 90 GT 351W long-tube headers, flowmaster exhaust, off-road h-pipe, 3.73 gears, hurst short throw shifter, GT-40 heads, demon 650 carb, speedpro pistons, eagle rods, comp cams

04-02-2002, 11:18 AM	#4
drudis Moderator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Livonia, MI, USA Posts: 1,194	Pull the driver's seat (unless you have a rollbar in the way anyways, DOH!) I also highly recommend the Forte quadrant. Nice piece and the cable is stock (easily available). __________________ Darius Rudis, Moderator Corner Carvers Delight 1989 Mustang LX - Open Track Car http://www.dariusrudis.com

04-02-2002, 02:12 PM	#5
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	It was a piece of cake! granted, I had the pedal assembly out of the car when I did it installing the whole pedal assembly, now THATS a pain in the rear __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

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04-02-2002, 01:03 AM	#2
chris91LX Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Suburban Chicago, Hanover Park Posts: 695	Pull the seat. It's only four bolts and it will make this job about 1000% easier. I just did this and it's fairly simple, just a PITA. The quadrant is 2 white plastic pieces located above the accelerator pedal. You'll need to pull the pins on the rods and slide the pieces off. The triangular piece isn't too hard but the smaller spring loaded pice near the firewall is a real pain. I pried the spring part over the rod (or bolt or whatever you call that piece) and slid it off that way. Some people say to just break the pieces out. Once you get the old quadrant out the new one goes on easy. It took me about an hour to get the pieces out, but about 2 hours of swearing and about 18 hours of ignoring it, hoping it would remove itself.