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Old 01-04-2016, 12:02 AM   #4
Rory McNeil
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Default Re: Stocker Clutch Linkage

Many guys do use an aftermarket non self adjusting quadrant with an adjustable cable, but on my cars, I prefer the early FOX setup, which never had a quadrant. Instead of a quadrant, the clutch pedal has a lever with a pin, the early cable has an eyelet that fits this pin, and has a threaded section at the clutch fork end, for adjusting. I have not installed it yet, but I recently bought a BBK adjustable piece that replaces the rubber grommet in the firewall, where the clutch cable goes thru. With long tube headers, adjusting the cable under the car is a bit of a pain, more so if the engine and headers are hot. Finding the early pedals is getting harder, I think that self adjusting quadrant came out around 81 or 82, so you need to find a 78-80? Fairmont/Zephyr, or 79-80? Mustang/Capri. But if you already have the later pedal setup, I would just go with the aftermarket stuff. Regardless, make sure that you route the clutch cable away from the header tubes as much as possible. I used a couple of studs for oil pan bolts, and used rubber lined Adel clamps to keep the cable tight to the side of the block.
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