I just had a steeda adjustable cable, steeda firewall adjuster, and steeda double hook quadrant installed and it feels very good but how much freeplay is there supposed to be on the clutch pedal. When my foot is off the clutch I can move it up and down about an inch and a half.

 

I have always adj. mine about half way up, (about 2 inches). But thats just me.

 

Adjust for no freeplay. Throwout bearing should be in constant contact with the clutch fingers.

 

when i adjust it; if there is no free play then the clutch grabs to high... and when i make it grab about 2 inches there is alot of freeplay, Im confused on what to do.

 

Wrong! There should be anywhere from an inch or two of freeplay.

To the o/p, the inch and a half you have should be fine.

 

thanks

 

Where did you find this information Pro? A 1969 Ford service manaul?

Ok, since you are mod I will try to say this with some respect.

I know for a fact old release systems are set up like you say. Freeplay to ensure the bearing is not touching the fingers UNLESS you are pressing the pedal to disengage the clutch.

I ruined a throwout bearing in a Road Runner I used to have. Missing return spring on the clutch fork and the weight of the pedal kept the bearing on the fingers.

On our self adjusting set ups from Ford. The cable is in constant tension. On most every hydraulic release system. There is nothing to pull the bearing away from the fingers. Those too, are always touching.

 

There is some amount of toe play in every clutch I've ever driven. I been working on cars for 25 years so i have driven my share and installed many a clutches on many a models. Why would you want constant pressure on the bearing, plate or disk? If you wanna run yours that way, please do.

 

He's right you're supposed to have about 1 to 1.5 inch of freeplay on the clutch pedal. I have that written in my auto tech books and its what I was taught in school.

 

I'm not trying to argue who is right and who is wrong. This is a forum. Questions are usually answered with many opinions or different answers.

Read again. I agree a throwout bearing does not need to spin uselessly when it's not being used. Like when you are idling or driving down the road in top gear.

Again, my question is IF IN FACT THE BEARING IS SUPPOSED TO NOT SPIN? What do you do to achieve that?

Loosening a Fox clutch cable will not stop a bearing from spinning. The pedal, cable, quadrant, clutch fork. All have no mechanism to pull the bearing back away from the fingers.

Older cars that had mechanic linkage to disengage the clutch often, if not always. Had some type of return spring on the clutch fork to pull the fork and bearing back.