I finally got the small quadrant gear on its pin. There is now one problem, I cant figure out how to get the spring onto it now. Any suggestions????
got small quadrant gear on but....
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I assume your talking bout the clutch quadrant under the dash? first off i think there are two pins that the quadrant slides onto and then two cotter pins that hold it one there. Im not sure what spring you are talking about. if u could give us some specifics like what kinda quadrant it is and what spring your talking about im sure we could help some more. good luck man
OK thanks guys...I have been informed that im going to have to remove almost everything....steering column, brake booster, and whatever else is in there. NOT A FUN JOB !!!!! 
Hey dude, that was my post you are referring to. I am not sure if you HAVE to take everything out to put back the stock one on, I was only commenting on what needed to be done to take out your pedals. Maybe if you try really hard you could do it with the pedal in the car. Any reason why you don't want to go with an aftermarket quadrant?
The aftermarket quadrant can be installed without major disassembly.
Here's my experience with the FMS quadrant kit...
The under the car part was easy- getting the old quadrant off and the new one on was my problem. Look closely at the amount of clearance between the pivot shaft for the quadrant and the metal bracket to the right of it. You will need about 1" of clearance to slide the old quadrant off the shaft. Then take the ratchet mechanism off after that, if it didn't come off when you removed the quadrant. It may be inexperience on my part, but I had less than optimal clearance. I had to destroy the ratchet mechanism by drilling a pair of 1/8" holes like this - oo, the two 'o's are the holes drilled in the ratchet pawl parallel with the shaft. The holes are drilled in the part of the ratchet that pivots on the shaft. Then place a chisel inline with the holes to split open the ratchet pawl to get it off the quadrant .
The shaft for the quadrant pivot and the pin in the end of the clutch pedal MUST be perfectly parallel for the FMS quadrant to fit the first try – mine wasn’t and I had to enlarge the hole for the clutch pedal pin to get it to fit. Once you get to the cable, you will notice that the firewall end has an ear on it with a small hole in the ear. I recommend that you seat the cable against the firewall, line the ear up so that you can drill a hole in the firewall and use a sheet metal screw to secure the ear to the firewall. This will hold the cable in place while you adjust the cable. The rest is fairly easy. When you take out the front seat, put a large piece of plywood or a metal plate over the seat mount studs so that you don't tear up your back while scooting around under the dash.
Here's my experience with the FMS quadrant kit...
The under the car part was easy- getting the old quadrant off and the new one on was my problem. Look closely at the amount of clearance between the pivot shaft for the quadrant and the metal bracket to the right of it. You will need about 1" of clearance to slide the old quadrant off the shaft. Then take the ratchet mechanism off after that, if it didn't come off when you removed the quadrant. It may be inexperience on my part, but I had less than optimal clearance. I had to destroy the ratchet mechanism by drilling a pair of 1/8" holes like this - oo, the two 'o's are the holes drilled in the ratchet pawl parallel with the shaft. The holes are drilled in the part of the ratchet that pivots on the shaft. Then place a chisel inline with the holes to split open the ratchet pawl to get it off the quadrant .
The shaft for the quadrant pivot and the pin in the end of the clutch pedal MUST be perfectly parallel for the FMS quadrant to fit the first try – mine wasn’t and I had to enlarge the hole for the clutch pedal pin to get it to fit. Once you get to the cable, you will notice that the firewall end has an ear on it with a small hole in the ear. I recommend that you seat the cable against the firewall, line the ear up so that you can drill a hole in the firewall and use a sheet metal screw to secure the ear to the firewall. This will hold the cable in place while you adjust the cable. The rest is fairly easy. When you take out the front seat, put a large piece of plywood or a metal plate over the seat mount studs so that you don't tear up your back while scooting around under the dash.
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Damn is it that hard to install a quadrant? I thought it was a regular bolt on! know I have to drill and what not. I was gonna but one but im changing my mind listening to all these things.
MUSTANGJOE said:
No drilling required bud. Its not a tough job as long as you buy the aftermarket version vs. the stock style. It takes about 30-45 minutes to put one in even if you work slowly. Not a big deal. Go ahead and buy one, you'll be glad you did since it can't strip out on you like the plastic factory junk.
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if you buy the aftermarket ones you dont have to remove the little gear or is it a different set-up? thanks guys
Holy ****.....Finally after about 5 hours of playing with the little spring, ITS ON!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY Im soooo happy that its done 
Now all of that terrible work made me a very very happy person. That quadrant just fixed the **** right out of my clutch. It works like its a brand new car !!!
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I put a new stock one in...I dont suggest using it unless you really really want to. I only used it because that is all I could get in the time frame that I had to work with.
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