I have a wierd problem on my '92 5.0 LX convertible. It's always had a clutch that you had to absolutely mash into the floor to disengage after my father in law repaired a broken cable by welding a clamp on it at the fork end. It always confused me since a shorter cable should mean it would be easier to disengage...
I replaced the clutch cable with a stock new one, and for a while the clutch worked great. Then, all of a sudden while driving it, it stopped working. The clutch pedal can be pushed into the floor without disengaging the clutch. The cable is routed correctly over the adjustment cam, and the cable is unbroken and connected correctly at both ends. The adjustment cam is all the way out already, and no further takeup is available.
Any ideas what's going on here? The only thing I can think of is that the clutch fork is bent, or there's a problem with the throwout bearing. I'm hoping I've done something boneheaded and it will be an easy fix, but I'm starting to think a new clutch is in my future.
I replaced the clutch cable with a stock new one, and for a while the clutch worked great. Then, all of a sudden while driving it, it stopped working. The clutch pedal can be pushed into the floor without disengaging the clutch. The cable is routed correctly over the adjustment cam, and the cable is unbroken and connected correctly at both ends. The adjustment cam is all the way out already, and no further takeup is available.
Any ideas what's going on here? The only thing I can think of is that the clutch fork is bent, or there's a problem with the throwout bearing. I'm hoping I've done something boneheaded and it will be an easy fix, but I'm starting to think a new clutch is in my future.