Stiff Clutch Pedal... Please Help!

[Nosty94]

Hey guys, I have a 94 GT with a T5. Just had the tranny rebuilt and it is in great shape. Got it back in the car with a new Steeda adjustable clutch cable and fork. Now the clutch pedal is so hard to push down I need to put all of my weight into it to shift. The clutch has not even 1000 miles on it. Nor does the flywheel. I did the swap last year from an auto so everything is pretty much new. Anybody have any ideas? I kind of dismissed the cable as the problem because we disconnected it from the fork and the pedal moves freely. I thought it could maybe be the clutch because I used a prybar to push on the fork and its really difficult to do. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[92BIGREDBEAST]

Question
1. Are you more then 100lbs?
2. What kinda clutch is in there?

When you use this set up i believe you can not bolt the cable back to its original place on the inner fender well or firewall. When you bolt it in the original place it binds the cable and it is very stiff to push the pedal.

 

[MaximumRisk]

I would start with the cable. I know you said you don;t think it's the problem, but you tested it with no load which can give you false results. Adjustable cables are notorious for binding. They are made with low quality materials that tend to fail very quick under regular use. Try putting a stock clutch cable back on and go from there. If that fails then you might have throw out bearing, bearing retainer or pressure plate problems. Like previous poster asked, what clutch is in there?

 

[Nosty94]

I have a King Cobra clutch in there. I know they're known for being stiff. But not like this. Yes I'm over 200 lbs actually lol. I'm going to order a stock clutch cable today and see what that does. Where else can I mount the clutch cable if not in the stock position?

 

[MaximumRisk]

Actually King Cobra clutches are almost as light as stock so i doubt that is the problem. Try a new cable and see what happens. If you were closer I would let you borrow one I always keep as spare so you could test it or if you don't mind the drive you can come and we will put it in.

 

[BKD]

deff sounds like the cable mine was the same way ..i pulled it out and it was dry put some lube on it and worked it through works fine now .

 

[Nosty94]

Ok I'm picking up a stock cable on my way home from work I'll try that and let you guys know what's up. Thanks for the help!

 

[dsblk93gt]

Check the cable routing but I only use OEM Ford cable the adjustable ones just are not smooth like stock ones.

 

[Nosty94]

Where exactly should the cable be routed? When I get back to the shop I'm going to check where it goes but I'm pretty sure it's in the stock position as of now

 

[fiveohhfox]

damn i just ordered a steeda adjustable cable this sucks lol

 

[Nosty94]

Thanks for all your help guys. After an all nighter we discovered it was a combination of the throwout bearing and that little bushing on top of the clutch pedal. It seems to be back to normal now. And is once again a blast to drive! Too bad it just started to thunderstorm

 

[92BIGREDBEAST]

Good to hear you got it fixed.