DogBone - what am I doing wrong?

[MacToolsSVO]

Hi guys....

what the heck am I doing (or not doing) wrong? The dogbone snapped on the way home from school tonight - I had an extra on the shelf and figured Id throw it on and be done in 20 minutes....Ive never done one before but I seemed pretty easy. I cant manage to get the fork and the linkage close enough to attach the dogbone - It doesnt seem like the cable is hung up at all, although it doesnt seem like the linkage is far enough forward. Anyway, any hints or tips would be appreciated !

thanks!
Andy

[BrianO]

I think I used a crow bar to move the clutch fork close enough.. a firewall adjuster helps a bit too if loosened all the way.

[fastmonkeywheels]

If you have a factory quadrant lift it all the way up to reset it and you should be able to get the cable close enough then. It'll re-adjust the first few times you engage the clutch. If you have an aftermarket quadrant with a firewall adjuster, adjust the cable to make more slack then re-adjust.

[Meotchh]

I do believe I would follow Ken's advice there before prying anything.

[Pat_in_L.A.]

^^^

What Ken said. Once you know the drill, it's a sub 5 minute job.

[MacToolsSVO]

OK....talk to me like I am a complete moron as how to "reset the quadrant." I lifted up on the pedal and that does nothing...it is a completely factory setup.

Keep in mind, when talking to me about easy how-to's you really have to spell it out for me - the easier the task, the harder it seems to be for me !

thanks
Andy

[Ken Potter]

Ken number two reporting in...

I've found that if you pull the clutch pedal all the way up to reset it and then stick something underneath it to support it in the full up position the dog bone drops right into place.

I've just bunched up the floor mat and crammed it under there but just about anything would work. Maybe a bungee cord up and over the column?

[NavySVO]

You may have to do this from the floorboard looking up. Push up on the pedal and lift the pawl on the quadrant. Sometimes the pawl doesnt want to ratchet without some help

[BINKY]

From recent experience, as NAVY said, you may need to get on your back and physically pull the plastic quadrant around to hear some clicks, I did this often before replacing the Q with an aftermarket. Takes some trial and error, but you will feel the quadrant coming around on the shaft. Good luck.

[MacToolsSVO]

ok....first of all, what is a "Pawl"??? And the "plastic quadrant"...is that what has the plastic rod with the start switch on it? Gonna go try the floormat trick right now, see if that works......sorry for being a little "slow"

[NavySVO]

the quadrant is the plastic 1/2 round (quad) shaped thing with the gear teeth on it mounted to the clutch pedal shaft. The pawl is the plastic piece on it with the spring thingie attached. The pawl engages the teeth of the quadrant
Look up under the dash.....way up there

[BINKY]

Get on your back, have a light, follow the clutch pedal bracket up to the quadrant, it's an off white large piece of plastic. You were looking at the brake light switch, I believe. See if you can turn the quadrant manually, but it helps to pull up on the clutch pedal pad to release the tension first. As I said, it's a trial and error, until you feel the quadrant moving.

[NavySVO]

here is a pic Ted posted up a year back

[BINKY]

http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18597&highlight=quadrant

Important - do a search!

[MacToolsSVO]

OK...everything is together, and it actually was easy. Im a complete moron - I totally forgot that the quadrant is above the gas pedal, so obviously I was looking in the wrong place. In the end all it took was a few taps on the linkage underneath to free up some cable. Thanks for all of the fast advice, you guys rock!

Andy