quadrant and firewall adjuster
05-07-2009, 01:00 PM
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I have UPR's 3-hook quadrant and their QuickClick adjuster, had I know what an improvement in pedal feel (vs. the stock plastic stuff) they would provide it would have been my first mod...
The adjustability issue, with regard to where the clutch grabs, is vastly overplayed as there is really only a a small band of adjustment that can and should be utilised.
Outside of that band you run a great risk of the clutch slipping (cable way too tight, clutch disengagiing/engaging very near the top of the pedal swing), not engaging as fast as it should (not enough free-play, dis/engages near the top), or not disengaging fully (cable too loose, dis/engages near the floor).
There have been a number of recent posts in which clutch cable adjustment has been the problem.
The cable should be adjusted so that there is 1" to 1-1/2" of free-play in the pedal--when you press on it with your hand, and until you feel the ToB start to work the clutch spring.
Much more than that and you are inviting disengagement problems and difficult shifting. much less than that and you will have slipping problems particularly once the clutch assembly heats up...
The adjustability issue, with regard to where the clutch grabs, is vastly overplayed as there is really only a a small band of adjustment that can and should be utilised.
Outside of that band you run a great risk of the clutch slipping (cable way too tight, clutch disengagiing/engaging very near the top of the pedal swing), not engaging as fast as it should (not enough free-play, dis/engages near the top), or not disengaging fully (cable too loose, dis/engages near the floor).
There have been a number of recent posts in which clutch cable adjustment has been the problem.
The cable should be adjusted so that there is 1" to 1-1/2" of free-play in the pedal--when you press on it with your hand, and until you feel the ToB start to work the clutch spring.
Much more than that and you are inviting disengagement problems and difficult shifting. much less than that and you will have slipping problems particularly once the clutch assembly heats up...
05-08-2009, 08:46 AM
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i have the Steeda quadrant and clutch adjuster in my garage right now. the factory quadrant is only good enough for the stock clutch, sometimes not even that. i did upgrade my cluch, which now makes my TOB whistle due to the stock plastic quadrant being flexed and bent from the weight of the clutch. also, the clutch feels very mushy... unlike a new clutch/quadrant/etc, that usually pops right in after the initial weight on the pedal.
im jonesin to get these parts in, as i already know without feeling, that my clutch will be much better feeling, than the stock piece thats causing so much slack in the cable.
im jonesin to get these parts in, as i already know without feeling, that my clutch will be much better feeling, than the stock piece thats causing so much slack in the cable.
05-08-2009, 05:09 PM
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I have a metal lathe and made spacers, but stacked washers would work as well, go to a hardware store and get 10-12 1/2" SAE flat washers*, then stack 'em as needed to get the quadrant aligned squarely with the cable.
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* - SAE washers have a smaller outside diameter the standard flat washers.
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