Hello every one, just bought an 03 cobra with shifting isssues. Ive done alot of searching but cant find much of an answer. Here is what I have going on.
Car is almost impossible to get into gear with car running, and I mean any gear. 1-6 and R. Feels like your hitting a wall and even sounds like it. Tranny does not grind one bit. if car is rolling it will go into gear, the higher the rpm and quicker the shift the harder to get in. When i had the car in first gear, I revved it high 6K plus probably and the car lunged hard. The funny part is I have adjusted the clutch and it engages at about half way of the pedal travel, it was closer to the floor when I got it with same issues. Clutch felt normal though. I took it apart and clutch looked pretty good. (Pics below)
Car has:
center force clutch with centrifugal weights on pressure plate springs
center force flywheel
aftermarket quadrant (unknown brand)
firewall adjuster (upr i believe)
adjustable cable (made in not america!)
steeda tri ax (going to MGW orange handle)
i noticed that the firewall adjuster is missing a bottom screw, dont think thats my problem though. I'm thinking that the junk adjustable cable is being stretched or pulled back by the pressure plate springs with the centrifugal weights. Any opinions or experience would be greatly appreciated. Ive heard alot of people say run an oem cable? they are alot thicker?
quadrant
clutch cable, only marking i see on it
flywheel
flywheel close up
pressure plate
clutch disc, pressure plate side
clutch disc pressure plate side, up close
clutch disc flywheel side
firewall adjuster
Car is almost impossible to get into gear with car running, and I mean any gear. 1-6 and R. Feels like your hitting a wall and even sounds like it. Tranny does not grind one bit. if car is rolling it will go into gear, the higher the rpm and quicker the shift the harder to get in. When i had the car in first gear, I revved it high 6K plus probably and the car lunged hard. The funny part is I have adjusted the clutch and it engages at about half way of the pedal travel, it was closer to the floor when I got it with same issues. Clutch felt normal though. I took it apart and clutch looked pretty good. (Pics below)
Car has:
center force clutch with centrifugal weights on pressure plate springs
center force flywheel
aftermarket quadrant (unknown brand)
firewall adjuster (upr i believe)
adjustable cable (made in not america!)
steeda tri ax (going to MGW orange handle)
i noticed that the firewall adjuster is missing a bottom screw, dont think thats my problem though. I'm thinking that the junk adjustable cable is being stretched or pulled back by the pressure plate springs with the centrifugal weights. Any opinions or experience would be greatly appreciated. Ive heard alot of people say run an oem cable? they are alot thicker?
quadrant
clutch cable, only marking i see on it
flywheel
flywheel close up
pressure plate
clutch disc, pressure plate side
clutch disc pressure plate side, up close
clutch disc flywheel side
firewall adjuster
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