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Old 12-23-2003, 08:15 PM
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Default clutch cable?

i have a 88 5.0 and the clutch cable is really tight, and has no play, but i cannot find a manual adj... what should i do? thx.
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Old 12-23-2003, 10:16 PM
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Buy yourself a new cable and quadrant! the factory cable is not adjustable manually, it has a crappy self adjuster, the aftermarket cable and quadrant will have a manual adjust cable.
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Old 12-24-2003, 05:47 PM
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Default clutch cable?

BBK has a kit from www.summitracing.com that has the cable, the quadrant, and the firewall adjuster for either 124 or 139, depending on years.
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Old 12-26-2003, 01:41 AM
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You can get a steeda kit froom 50resto.com for like $99. It has adj. cable, quadrant and firewall adjuster as well!
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Old 12-26-2003, 02:14 AM
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look around. i see adjustables for 60 in mm&amp;ff ads </P>


http://www.dallasmustang.com/index.m...duct_Code=8688</P><edited><editID>Jugador</editID><editDate>37981.0130324074</editDate></edited>
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Old 12-26-2003, 04:18 AM
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I have the same problem, my cable snapped just last night and now I'm trying to figure out how to fix it up.
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Old 12-26-2003, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jugador


look around. i see adjustables for 60 in mm&amp;ff ads </P>


http://www.dallasmustang.com/index.m...duct_Code=8688</P>
This looks like a good unit guys, I'd check it out, no firewall adj. but I can't say that I'm all that impressed with them anyway.
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Old 12-26-2003, 01:50 PM
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yeah, perhaps that's why it's significantly cheaper<IMG src=smileys/smiley25.gif border="0">
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yeah, perhaps that's why it's significantly cheaper<IMG src=smileys/smiley25.gif border="0">
I'm not real sure but that sounds a little sarcastic to me! Hugh I thought I just agreed with you!? I'm REAL sure that's why it's cheaper altough some people LIKE the firewall adjuster, we can make our own choices in life right?
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Old 12-28-2003, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by nemethjames1
i have a 88 5.0 and the clutch cable is really tight, and has no play, but i cannot find a manual adj... what should i do? thx.
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I just replaced my cable, and the pedal is a lot harder to push. Will the self adjust slacken it up after a while? The cable was $38 at Autozone. I am not impressed with that self adjust-but it was busted in <U>Barstow</U>,on a saturday. It was a stock replace, orpoint it home and crank it up in gear. </P>
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