Hey our clutch is adjustable

SoCalBlk03

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I did not have an especially good night at LACR tonight and to top it off my last run I missed 2nd and 4th. When I pulled back into the lanes shifting became very hard and reverse would not engage. I even had to push my car to get it in gear:cryying: At this point I realise I need to come up good story for Ford and more importantly my wife. The long drive home sucked as I fought the tranny every shift.

Then at a stop sign I got a bright idea :idea: I'll try that clutch adjustment that many think is myth, myself included but I was desperate. Guess what it worked!! Instant easy shifting again. Now I'm not gonna claim what I did was textbook procedure but here goes: Out of gear, car running, clutch pedal in then out, then I slid my foot behind the pedal and pushed the pedal toward me. I had read somewhere before that it's supposed to click but my car is currently too loud to hear anything. I had tried this in the past to see if anything would happen and of course nothing did. I guess the car had to be slightly broke for it to really work, who knew..:shrug: :)


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Mustang owner's guide (page 190), says to do it in first gear with engine off....
 

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It is no secret, mustang clutch pedal assemblies have been like this from at least 87' that I know of. The best part is when it gets old it will start to slip back to being loose again. Thats when you get the aftermarket quadrant.
 

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i m glad to here that it was easily fixed..hope it stays that way..only time i ever used that process was immediately after doing a clutch..anyway, did you do any portmatching with the bbk 65?..
 

SoCalBlk03

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Originally posted by randy
anyway, did you do any portmatching with the bbk 65?..

The TB hasn't been delivered as yet, they're out of stock. :cryying: I'm being told 2 more weeks. When it does show up I plan on having it port matched. I'm seriously thinking of doing it myself, but if it involves too much grinding I'll let the pro's do it for me.
 

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i am even more impressed with your times now...stopped by Brothers Performance on my way home from Kennebell yesterday and they told me 2 weeks as well... said BBK was waiting on return springs...
 

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