so I went through the huge hassle of installing the mustangsteve cable clutch assy only to realize that it is going to rub against my long tube headers. I really don't feel like going through the $$ and time trying to get something else to work. Is there any way I can keep the cable clutch from melting?
I have to run the cable clutch against the header, how can I have it not melt?
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tamadrummer88
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um......haha, convert to a hydraulic clutch ( not trying to be a smart ass by any means, just a suggestion)
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tamadrummer88
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DarkoStoj said:
I see, well, I dont have a solution. I heard one person slightly bent one of the tubes on the header, and he said it didnt impact the performance of the car.
John
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67Dylan said:
I hope it works, but if the cable has already melted......
I have heard of this problem with cable clutches. And everybody I have talked to has gone to hydraulic.
Rusty67
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One thing I have seen people do is make a bracket and bolt it to the oil pan. Depending on your headers this may or may not help...
Great68
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None of that heat sheilding material will provide a long term solution.
I had all my power steering tubes run through that stuff, and in no time it all burned away and my hoses melted through. I eventually fixed the problem so that the hoses never came near the headers, but I imagine that's a lot more difficult for a clutch cable.
I had all my power steering tubes run through that stuff, and in no time it all burned away and my hoses melted through. I eventually fixed the problem so that the hoses never came near the headers, but I imagine that's a lot more difficult for a clutch cable.
my mechanical linkage doesn't melt. =) it doesn't break either after a while like the cables do, not does it leak like a hydraulic system!
they got something right back in the 60s!
they got something right back in the 60s!
69fastback393
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i feel your pain! i went through the same thing.i tried to bend the tubes and it was still at a bad angle.you have 2 options, shortie headers or hydraulic setup. i went with the shortie header just to find out later that the cable setup wasnt that great.it seemed to be fine to start with but when it got hot it was alot harder to mash. i finally changed to the jme hydraulic setup and is the best feel and a very clean installation.
Rusty67
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If you can take some pics of the cable where it is contacting the header from different angles maybe I can make a better sugestion.
stangman16
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DarkoStoj said:
I'm having that same issue w/my '66 Coupe 302cid and heddman headers. Hope you find the fix. I've got to buy a new clutch cable and figure a way to re-route it. Either that or go hydraulic, but I'm figuring on finding a better way to route the cable. Perhaps some kind of heatshield will work sufficient enough if wrapped around the cable. not much space to work with tho
Rusty67
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Not sure where your problem is located...I'm guessing that it where the cable exits from the bellhousing. On my 95 Cobra I had to use the larger hole in the clutch fork and drill another hole in the bellhousing to line up with the new hole. I used an adjustable clutch cable with a larger half-ball rounded washer that fit the cable. My issue was a header to clutch fork clearance issue though.
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