john89 5.0

hey guys hope you can help me. Well not too long ago my clutch cable snapped so i replaced it and it worked fantastic! and i drove it fine for about a day and it worked amazing. But then a problem occured. i was driving my car just like regular and i pressed in the clutch and felt a pop of thud in the pedal and i notced that i have to press the clutch down farther than what it had been to get it to shift. So i decided to head home to check everything out and then another thud and i had to press it all the way to the floor to get it to shift. now the car will start but it wont shift into any gear. whats going on guys? did somthing internally with th clutch go wrong?

mjr46

check the teeth on the prawl on the quadrant for stripped teeth and or broken quadrant under the dash

john89 5.0

alright thanks! do you have any experience with a similar problem? im just kind of curious as to how you came to that conclusion.

mjr46

if the cable hasn't snapped and it's lost it's adjustment the self adjusting mechanism for the cable is on the prawl on the quadrant, that's how I arrived at the conclusion= logical when you understand the description and operation of the system

1988TTOP

the quadrant is plastic and is know for breakin all the time

john89 5.0

well sir i guess i do not understand how the system operates. anyway yu could give me a diagram and or a link to help me learn? is this somthing i could fix myself?

wagontrain

Yea,replace it with an aftermarket adjustable one.It is above the gas pedal.

1988TTOP

it is very easy if that is what is wrong with it this is what it looks like but it is plastic

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-7553K

wagontrain

yea thats it just buy the kit if you don't have an adjustable cable.

john89 5.0

alright thaks for the help guys! this forum has been a great tool for me to learn but i do have one more question. How do i tell this is the problem? or is it for sure whats wrong with it?