Man, I have a Steeda Tri Ax shifter, and I have absolutely hated it here lately because my car was shifting like shit. I just did this mod and whoa what a difference! I may not get rid of this car after all. Thanks for the info!
I would have liked it if you wouldn't have posted this. Few people have had issues with the mod. As far as I can tell either you had broken something or adjusted too many clicks and put too much tension on the cable/clutch. This is a how to thread for people who DON'T WANT to purchase an aftermarket piece and it works fine if the adjustment/mod is done properly.guys, honestly AVOID this mod---it gave me nothing but headaches--
No, the adjustment is not staying because you didn't bend/cut the metal plate so the auto-adjuster just releases the tension :shrug:Problem is, that the factory quadrant eventually will loose adjustment after a while. I can adjust it and it works great untill I hammer on it a few times, and then i have to get back under an give it 2 clicks again. It is a weak setup and the teeth slip after a few hard shifts. As long as i take it easy, the adjustment will stay.
Yes once adjusted properly the pedal will engage higher than before, this was discussed earlier in the thread.The clutch pedal is fairly high
IF YOU DO NOT BEND OR CUT THE PLATE OUT OF THE WAY THIS MOD WILL NOT WORK!I did not bend the metal away.
I would have liked it if you wouldn't have posted this. Few people have had issues with the mod. As far as I can tell either you had broken something or adjusted too many clicks and put too much tension on the cable/clutch. This is a how to thread for people who DON'T WANT to purchase an aftermarket piece and it works fine if the adjustment/mod is done properly.
It's apparent that you were having some kind of problem with your quadrant that others are NOT, so just because there are no teeth broken doesn't mean there isn't something wrong with it. I don't doubt that an aftermarket quadrant/adj has it's advantages over the stocker but that's not the point of this thread. However I doubt that swapping the entire quadrant/adj is easier than bending/cutting a piece of metal. Doing anything under that dash is going to be a PITA.the teeth simply would not hold their position due to the spring-loaded action of the quadrant. none of the teeth were broken or damaged-- if you're going to hassle like crazy to bend that metal tab out of the way, you might as well just buy the quadrant--it is much easier to install, and you don't have to bend a thick metal plate--it will give you more adjustablility, and a more solid adjustment at that--
However I doubt that swaping the entire quadrant/adj is easier than bending a piece of metal. Doing anything under that dash is going to be a PITA.
True, you do have to be careful that this switch is properly aligned and functioning with the clutch operation. The switch tells the comp that the clutch is disengaged and allows the starter to be operated.when you bend the plate backwards, you run it into the reverse lockout switch (i think that's what that is), and may have issues with that.
What you have to realize is that there is no way this should happen. The metal plate has nothing to do with the adjuster gears skipping a tooth when you push down on the clutch. I still think something got bent, misaligned or broken at some point when you did the mod.occasionally would "click" too far, and slip.
What you have to realize is that there is no way this should happen. The metal plate has nothing to do with the adjuster gears skipping a tooth when you push down on the clutch. I still think something got bent, misaligned or broken at some point when you did the mod.
Regardless, that's not supposed to happen. Almost sounds like something was coming into contact with the "add tension" side of the adjuster when the pedal came up. But it's pointless to try and diagnose at this point.it was when i let up on the clutch pedal that the quadrant clicked. instead of clicking back to a position that would cause the clutch to grab too low (like if you had let the metal plate stay there), it would click to a position where the clutch would grab even higher up