stanglx2002

I had a quick question i put on my new clutch cable and the pedal was very smooth and after a few days its back to being stiff again. i wanted to know if i routed the cable right. It goes from the firewall to the mounting bracket on the drivers fender then under the motor mount to the fork right or are you not surpose to go under the mount it just sounds like im doing something wrong. The cable isnt to tight either i have tightened and loosened it and it doesnt matter.

stanglx2002

anyone?

Predator

I can't remember exactly, as I put mine in about a year ago; but from what I remember, there was really only one way to make it fit. And I think you do go under the mount... I just went down and checked mine and from what I could see (using a flashlight and lying on the ground), the cable goes from the mounting bracket then above the engine mount (very near the oil filter) and then follows the oil pan back to the clutch.

This setup is for an adjustable clutch cable though, but it sounds like you have an adjustable one, so that shouldn't be any problem...and if you don't, I'd imagine it would still be the same path.

Other than that, you would usually tell immediately if you installed something like the clutch cable wrong, as it has very low tendancy to bend or move at all, with the mounting bracket and the stiffness of the cable itself. But anythings possible (the one I bought my car with was wedged in part of the mounting bracket I think and caused about 60+lbs of pressure to move, which inturn caused it to rub on the firewall which made it snap; hence the new one a few months after I bouth my car).

I hope that's enough information to get it, it would most likely be easiest to jack/hoist up your car a ways so you can make sure its not snagged on something right now, and if it is, try to figure out why that happened.

stanglx2002

thanks for the help but i fixed my problem i did have the cable run wrong its dont surpose to go under the mount its surpose to go under the k member heres the website

http://50stangs.com/techarticles/clu...djustment.html

and also here's the pic of the cable route

http://www.50stangs.com/techarticles...lerouting2.jpg

C/Note

sorry man i was late getting to you ..heres my pic..its under

stanglx2002

its alright man thanks for the help though you have been a lot of help to me many times anyways so thanks it worls a lot better routed this way i will see how it works in a few days to see if it goes back to the old stiff way it used to be

C/Note

you got an adjustable one?

stanglx2002

yes

stanglx2002

My cable went back to being really hard to press down again. I dont know what is wrong. Im thinking of getting a SN95 Ford Cable i heard that is the best cable to get