LDC Chicago Clutch Freeplay Kit adjustment

[cobraman1024]

I don't know why I waited until now to ask, maybe because I no longer have the contact info for LDC? Anyway, about the adjustment on this thing......How do you know when it is adjusted properly? I have a squeak or chirp everytime I push in the clutch pedal and I traced it to the spring from the freeplay kit moving against the tube from the kit when the clutch pedal is pushed in.........does this mean that I need to tighten the cable more with the firewall adjuster? I'm using the Fiore clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster.

 

[C O 13 R A]

There is absolutely no adjustment to this kit. Slap it on and it does the job. If you are getting any squeaking, try and add a very small amount of brake grease to the metal to metal contact points to easy the ears (spring ends, washer). I actually used extra washers with this kit to help keep the pedal even tighter when not engaged.

 

[cobraman1024]

I did try wrapping some tape around the black tube where it contacts the spring and that helped very temporarily. I was going to stop by Home Depot and pick up two more springs and tubes so that I can make up two more kits for my other SN95 cars; I can try some of those thin plastic washers they have and see if that takes care of it. I was just curious if anyone else experienced this squeak too. Thanks!

 

[C O 13 R A]

Have you checked to see if the noise isn't coming from the clutch arm?

 

[cobraman1024]

Have you checked to see if the noise isn't coming from the clutch arm?

the fork? there are only three contact points on that arm; the fingers for the throwout bearing which are greased, the pivot point that the ball stud mounts into which is also greased and the through-hole for the clutch cable which I have a rubber washer.

Unless you mean something else for the clutch arm? Like for the clutch pedal shaft and quadrant mount points?

 

[C O 13 R A]

No, you got it right, the fork.

 

[SublimeRT]

Mine doesn't squeak, but it makes a little clicking type noise sometimes when I push the clutch in. Doesn't do it every time and isn't hurting anything, so I just let it go.

 

[cobraman1024]

I bought a different spring from the True Value store near where I live and installed it on my '95 v6 mustang. No noise whatsoever with the homemade kit that I put together from True Value.