clutch cable

mark sweetser · 09-19-2006, 08:21 PM

on my '87 lx, my bbk clutch cable snapped the other day about 4 inches from where it hooks into the quadrant. i got a new one from auto zone that lasted about 4 miles. the plastic piece that mounts the cable in the bellhousing sheared through, causing so much slack in cable that clutch pedal was dead and unusable. install of the new one seemed fishy though...we had to pry the clutch release shaft on side of tranny forward (like pedal was being depressed) to allow enough clearance to hook up the cable on the release shaft. my haynes manual said nothing about this. book claimed i needed to "simply" pull up on clutch pedal to allow quadrant to roll forward. this didn't allow enough slack to hook up cable. was my cable too short? did i do something wrong? what cable do you guys recommend so next one won't shear through? car does have BBK quadrant. i had to get a tow-truck to get it home. freeway isn't a good place to wrench on cars. she's lame right now. let me know what's up.

Dark_5.0 · 09-20-2006, 08:08 AM

I had two after market cables break before I went back to the factory Ford cable havent had any problems ever since (2 years).

Coupe50h · 09-20-2006, 03:45 PM

I've broke many of them too, i finally bought an adjustable one from summitt, it's been working out so far knock on wood...

1989GT · 09-21-2006, 10:07 PM

+1 on the factory cable, MM sells them along with quadrants and firewall adjusters. Top notch stuff. Not sure how their cable prices campare to ford though so the dealer may be cheaper.
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/

09-19-2006, 08:21 PM	#1
mark sweetser 96GREENGT Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: las vegas Posts: 51	clutch cable on my '87 lx, my bbk clutch cable snapped the other day about 4 inches from where it hooks into the quadrant. i got a new one from auto zone that lasted about 4 miles. the plastic piece that mounts the cable in the bellhousing sheared through, causing so much slack in cable that clutch pedal was dead and unusable. install of the new one seemed fishy though...we had to pry the clutch release shaft on side of tranny forward (like pedal was being depressed) to allow enough clearance to hook up the cable on the release shaft. my haynes manual said nothing about this. book claimed i needed to "simply" pull up on clutch pedal to allow quadrant to roll forward. this didn't allow enough slack to hook up cable. was my cable too short? did i do something wrong? what cable do you guys recommend so next one won't shear through? car does have BBK quadrant. i had to get a tow-truck to get it home. freeway isn't a good place to wrench on cars. she's lame right now. let me know what's up. __________________ -'96 GTS Deep Forest Green Metallic- 8#Powerdyne,Bassani Cat-X,2 chamber Flows, FMS alum. DS,Kenne Brown subframes,Pro 5.0 short throw,FRPP 3.73's,Accufab Plenum/75mm TB,11# blower pulley,Bassani mid headers,Eibach 1.5" springs,17" Cobra R's w/ 275/40zr-17 g-force kd's,Centerforce Dual Friction -'87 Black LX 5.0 BBK shorties&Cat-X,2 chamber Flows,MSD ign,stock 3.08's,MGW short-throw,BBK cold-air,King Cobra clutch,235/55-17(F)&255/50-17(R) Kumho Ecsta's on 95 Cobra R 4-lugs

09-20-2006, 08:08 AM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Re: clutch cable I had two after market cables break before I went back to the factory Ford cable havent had any problems ever since (2 years). __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

09-20-2006, 03:45 PM	#3
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	Re: clutch cable I've broke many of them too, i finally bought an adjustable one from summitt, it's been working out so far knock on wood... __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

09-21-2006, 10:07 PM	#4
1989GT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Cincinnati,OH Posts: 1,511	Re: clutch cable +1 on the factory cable, MM sells them along with quadrants and firewall adjusters. Top notch stuff. Not sure how their cable prices campare to ford though so the dealer may be cheaper. http://www.maximummotorsports.com/ __________________ 89GT,Pro-Bullet 306, H/C/I and a bunch of other stuff. Sold 00GT, Vortech S-Trim, Steeda Boost Pipe, C&L intake, Mac off-road H-pipe, Flowmasters, B&M Ripper shifter, Eibach Sportline springs, Koni Struts/shocks, MM full length subframe connectors, Cobra brakes, 3.73's. My Car Domain Page

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