I just had a McCloud twin disc clutch installed and now my traction control will not turn on or off. I've searched forum and couldnt find any suggestions. The shop that installed it is far away and I would like to try to resolve myself versus bringing it back in. Any suggestions on what to look for would be appreciated.
04 Cobra traction control
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What do you mean it won't turn off or on? Like the light on the button always stays on? Is the ABS light on as well? The shop shouldn't have touched anything to do with ABS or traction control. Unless they accidentally snagged one of the ABS wires and broke it.
Did you have a tune loaded while the car was there?
Did you have a tune loaded while the car was there?
The installer probably forgot to plug in the connector to the back of the switch. Pull the shifter bezel and check.
Why?
These are adjustment issues, not clutch design issues. Firewall adjust for the "notchy" feel. An adjustable pivot ball to change the engagement. I believe you need to shorten the pivot ball for a lower engagement height.
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Well I guess I'm going to just bring it back in to shop and address it with them. They did install the Steeda quadrant, so i'm assuming that is where the adjustment can be made ? I'm not to savvy in the mechanical world.
Does trans need to be dropped again for this ?
There should be a small amount of slack in the firewall adjuster. ie. a gap between the cable stop and the adjuster of about a dime thickness. If you feel so inclined to turn the firewall adjuster - you could set that.
For the pivot ball - I'm afraid so. See above for the "notchy" behavior.
Ugghh - is the pivot ball what engages the clutch fork ?
The pivot ball is what the clutch fork pivots over to engage and disengage the clutch.
thank you !
Well I have it in the shop now and everything is hooked up the way it is suppossed to be. They just called and asked if I had a tune, which it has the diablo tune and need to bring the tuner to them. As far as the disengagement point being so high with the steeda quadrant he said I would need to change the pivot ball and would need a shorter one for the pedal to engage lower to the floor. Are people using the mcloud 16912 adjustable ball stud or the mcloud 16909 to eliminate clutch engaging all the way at the top ? I dont want to have the drop the trans and have same outcome. The clutch cable is adjusted as far as it can go. I believe the factory pivot stud is 2.25" and the 16912 mcloud pivot is 2". Will that quarter inch make a noticeable difference ?
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#16912 for me when using rst/rxt
just to be clear on the traction control button - the default is traction control being on - this means the light on the switch is off. If you turn traction control off, the button should light up. The button will light up and stay lit if it is either disabled by default in the tune or there is an issue in the ABS system - which can include the abs wheel speed sensors or ABS module itself.
I cant remember if any of the sensors on the trans are involved.
If your traction control button is NOT lit and will not light I would use a test light or volt meter to see if gets power or not and something is just wrong with the bulb/switch.
I cant think of a scenario off hand that would force the traction control to be stuck on (light is off)
promotion powertrain has a video on using the firewall adjuster properly
I cant remember if any of the sensors on the trans are involved.
If your traction control button is NOT lit and will not light I would use a test light or volt meter to see if gets power or not and something is just wrong with the bulb/switch.
I cant think of a scenario off hand that would force the traction control to be stuck on (light is off)
promotion powertrain has a video on using the firewall adjuster properly
The traction control doesn't have any connection with the transmission. If the ABS is out for any reason the traction control defaults to off. Had that when I first bought my 04.
Ok- so here is the update. He used the 2.25" pivot ball for the clutch fork. He is going to put in the #16912 - 2" pivot ball so the pedal is not all the way at the top. I had a diablo custom tune in the car before the work was done. Traction control light was always on - which means TC was always off. They are saying that I need to get my ECU reflashed as the custom tune is not appearing on the diablo predator handheld. I unfortunately don't have the file as the previous owner didnt have it either. Does this make sense ? This doesnt make sense to me that having a battery out for a period of time would eliminate everything? I also thought custom tunes stayed on the handheld. Unfortunately I live in West Michigan and I'm not seeing Diablo custom tuners in the area. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is so frustrating as the car was perfect when I brought it in - except for the bad throwout bearing. Mods done - KB bap, stigemeir stage 7 port, upper pulley, JLT Cai, 3" bassani catless exhaust with x pipe, and 3:73 gear.
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