mista_bones

Is it a pain to get the clutch cable adjusted wit a firewall adjuster? I had someone tell me that it was. I going to put a new cable & quadrant in this weekend.

nacanitihs

i have one but i havent used it yet.. i dont kno what to do lol... if i adjust it what can happen? i dont understand clutches.. [:@] i get other things tho if n e one can help me out it would be appreciated..

mista_bones

i just had my T-5 rebuilt with a Zoom kevlar clutch pressure plate throw out bearing and pilot bearing. That S.O.B. is har to get in gear. i don't have enough play in the cable. The clutch engages about 1 inch from bottom.

gspfunk

Putting the quadrant in is a PITA, but adjusting it at the firewall only takes a couple of minutes. I put a walkthru of the install in the tech stickies.

mista_bones

I'll be sure and check it out. Thanks

silver91gt

to adjust it with the firewall adjuster is easy, there is basically 2 parts to it. one holds the end of the cable sheath, and the other side is against the firewall.

you only need to adjust it if your clutch grabs right at the floor, or close to it.

you just turn the end of it counterclockwise.
all it does is seperate the sheath and cable, tightening up the cable.

nacanitihs

i checked that out but ho do i adjust it and what does the adjusting do.. sry clutches arnt my stong point. like if i screw it out or in will it make my clutch catch lower?

silver91gt

put it in all the way, then drive it and see where the clutch grabs and fully engages.
if it is too close to the floor, then try 1 turn out and see how much it changed, you dont need lots to adjust it.

if it is out too far, the clutch wont fully engage and will slip and wear prematurely.

gspfunk

Look at a pic of a firewall adjuster online. One side of it attaches to the firewall and the other side screws into it and has the clutch cable run thru it. When you screw it out, it tightens the tension on the cable. So if you're cable has stretched, a couple of turns should fix it.

nacanitihs

alrighty sounds easy enough.. ill do it tomorrow and let ya kno how it turns out