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Hard Shifting. Clutch Not disengaging. Problem solved.
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Preloaded TOB. There is a video on YouTube by promotion powertrain that tells you how to adjust your cable correctly.
Ok thanks, I'm pretty sure I have it adjusted with preload now but ill check the video
None lol, new clutch. Just got the trans in last night. That's why I wanna make sure I adj it correctly from the beggining
I hear ya!
I watched the youtube vid, I don't have a firewall adj on the car currently just the quadrant and adj cable, I have the cable adj so the tob is against the pressure plate but I can't tell the load
Well then your flying blind... You really need a f/w adj.
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Im having trouble shifting at higher rpm's also, but i power shift it. 1-2 is pretty consistant but 2-3 is a real pain sometimes. Its awesome to hit every gear because i hate lifting.
I have had most/all of the shifting problems listed in this thread. Hard shifting, clutch smell on 4th gear pull(spec stage 3+), stiff shifter. I have installed LDC freeplay mod, steeda adj. cable/quadrant/firewall adjuster, and washer shim on tension spring, and filled it with synchromesh. I never could get the adjustment quite right, and was always having rough/notchy shifting, sometimes not being able to get it in gear. When the car was cold, it would slightly grind on normal driving and shifting from 1st to 2nd gear(like the clutch wasn't totally disengaging). I systematically eliminated pieces one by one. I bet you can't guess what it was........the FRIGGIN STEEDA ADJUSTABLE CABLE. I put the stock cable back on, and my pedal effort was about 30% less, no grinding even when cold, and it now shifts like a dream. I can't say enough about NOT using aftermarket style cables. I had issues with my 91 foxbody with some aftermarket cables also. It seems that Ford got it right with their clutch cables? Well, sorry for the rant, just wanted to put in my .02.
well, this explains why I had problems shifting at high rpms.....Thanks for the info.
could it be a shifter problem???
i remember reading a thread where cobrabob has a shim for shifting problems
i remember reading a thread where cobrabob has a shim for shifting problems
i just replaced my cable this yr...ford tried so hard to sell me steeda cable..i told him dont you read svtperformance...i went with oem
he now reads svtperformance
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I now have a adjustable cable that was recommends by promotion powertrain and I hate that stupid fking thing. Tried putting my oem one back on but the adjustable one stretched the hole out on my fork so the oem cable would just slip right though... Now I'm stuck with the adjustable one. I finally have it adjusted as good as I can get it and I dont have any problems shifting but I hate the way it feels now. Defiantly wouldnt recommend getting an adjustable cable. And for the TOB riding on the fingers.. I did research on this while adjusting mine and like someone had already mentioned, everyone has a different way of doing it. Some say the TOB will wear out faster due to heat if it's not spinning with the fingers but it's touching them and say the TOB should be spinning constantly.
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