GT87Stang

was driving my car tonight... was shifting fine... then my clutch pedal got real soft... and my clutch quit working... if i push it to the floor it will work but not enogh to do anything.. it still rolls.... is there anyway i can adjust it? the clutch always grabbed good no signs or warnings of going out...Help would be greatly appreciated

15austin

Sound like your clutch quadrant just broke.. Do you still have the stock one?

GT87Stang

dunno i just bought the car 3 weeks ago... suppose to have a new clutch... what is a clutch quadrant.? located?

15austin

It is under the dash above the pedals. It is what the cable is hooked to. So if you push it to the floorthe carstill moves or does not move?

GT87Stang

it tries to move .... i can see my clutch cable on the tranny moving.... about 3 inches...

15austin

Try pulling up on your clutch pedal with your hand a couple timesit should click click. That is a way to let some cable out.

GT87Stang

tried it i could here it click but only when i push the clutch down... it helped alittle but still tried to roll forward.... so i guess it is the cable... are some cables better than others?

gtpcoupe

only use the OEM cables the aftermarkets are peices of crap. get a OEM cable with a aluminum quadrant and a firewall adjuster to allow adjustablity.

93 LX FiveO

have someone pry the clutch fork forward and shift through the gears

if it's smooth, the cable is probably stretched

if it's still hard, the clutch is probably smoked

84mustang

gtpcoupe is right about this. MAKE SURE you get aluminum quadrant. I had the same problems you were having, 3 times in 2 years before i finally got fed up and looked into and found out it's a known issue, that they put a crappy plastic quadrant in at the factories back then. I had to go to a ford racing dealer that was about an hour drive but worth it. No problems ever since.