UPR Quick release quadrant and firewall adjuster

[fastmonkeywheels]

I finally got my clutch issue sorted out and got to drive the SVO. I will say that this quick-release quadrant is awesome. Easy to disengage up top but ramps up quick for fast engagement.

http://www.uprproducts.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=634

Super easy to install and adjust. The hardest part was removing the old quadrant and spring. Once that was done I pulled the clutch cable out as far as I could under the dash so I could put it in the quadrant and screw it in (safety feature, don't know if it'll ever be needed). Then I installed the quadrant on the two pegs and put the original clips back on.

It's mostly a feel thing, but it was worth the $50 or so.

[S8V6O]

[QUOTE=fastmonkeywheels;170876]........

The hardest part was removing the old quadrant and spring........... QUOTE]


+ 1000%!!!!!!!!!!

[SVOPaul]

Beware, I've removed 3 of these from cars because they were putting too much tension on the cable and eventually breaking the cable. The first car went through 3 new cables before we finally figured out what was causing the failures. The next 2 cars that came in with broken cables and the quick release quadrant were easy to figure out the problem...

[S8V6O]

My 82 GT and 86 SVO have had Steeda dual hook quadrants/firewall adj's
for quite a few years with no apparent problem. How does the tension increase [disc/clutch/fork wear (which is normally negligable) would decrese the tension?] other than the resetting of the fork end of the cable? This is perplexing......

[SVOPaul]

I've never had problems with the 2 or 3 hook design like the Steeda....this UPR quick release one puts more of an angle on the cable...which puts more stress on the cable when activated.....kind of hard to describe but that's what we came up with when comparing them to others. This is the only quadrant I've ever experienced any trouble with but 3 of them with the same problem told me the design was flawed. I could not contribute it to a bad batch of cables because the 3 problems were spread out over a 2 year period and used different brand cables from stock to aftermarket.

[S8V6O]

Kinda reminds me of my college years when I owned an ....GASP!...."unsafe at any speed" a la Ralf Nader Corvair: it's clutch cable was hellaciously long and tended to "part ways" more than a couple times in it's usefull life.

I am happy that Steeda's dual hook quadrant isn't a problem! I for one, of many, would not look forward to replacing another quadrant. IT WAS AN ITCH B!!!!

[fastmonkeywheels]

Hmm, that kind of worries me. Maybe I'll keep a spare cable with me along with the tools to swap it out.

I'm working on making the car as reliable as possible so I might just swap it out for another one so I don't have to worry about it later.