[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-20 Thread barnacle
Thanks Tony! My browser was showing huge empty boxes where the pictures should be. Sorted - that looks like an excellent mod. I'm fed up having to try and shove the pedal through the bulkhead just to get a reasonably clean gear change (and Anita still can't get the thing out of fifth half the time

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-20 Thread Jur
On 18 July, 09:24, Tony Pottrell wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone have a cheap and effective way to lock the clutch pedal to > the cable?  For the third time the self adjuster do-dad has decided it > doesn't like it's quadrant buddy and decided to let go causing me to > have to limp home trying

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-18 Thread Tony Pottrell
No, I don't believe so. The biting point is in the last inch or two, but it is driveable. I haven't had a chance to take a look this time, but if it's the same as last time the little spring clip that holds the adjuster against the rawl has slipped off somehow... Hence the interest in this a

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-18 Thread Jim Hearne
I've never had one go so you are obviously making up for that. Is it possible the clutch lever on the gearbox is hitting the gearbox before the pedal hits it's stop, that would put a lot of extra force on the rachet. On mine and Matthews Zetec gearboxs i had to fit the gearbox lever 1 spline fu

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-18 Thread Tony Pottrell
On http://www.quantums.info/quantum.htm, under 15th July 2001 barnacle wrote: > Er, where? I'm sure I've been everywhere on that page, but I can't see > it? > > Neil > > On Jul 18, 11:06 am, Tony Pottrell wrote: > >> Ah-ha... so there is. Sounds perfect, thanks Tony. >> >> Jim, do you have

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-18 Thread barnacle
Er, where? I'm sure I've been everywhere on that page, but I can't see it? Neil On Jul 18, 11:06 am, Tony Pottrell wrote: > Ah-ha... so there is.  Sounds perfect, thanks Tony. > > Jim, do you have a Ford part # for that clutch pedal? > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-18 Thread Tony Pottrell
Ah-ha... so there is. Sounds perfect, thanks Tony. Jim, do you have a Ford part # for that clutch pedal? Tony Vincent wrote: > On 18/07/2009 08:24:01, Tony Pottrell (edi...@pyroport.com) wrote: > > > I think there was someone > > who'd welded a nut to the pedal box with a > > bolt going thro

[Quantum Owners] Re: Damned clutch adjuster

2009-07-18 Thread Tony Vincent
On 18/07/2009 08:24:01, Tony Pottrell (edi...@pyroport.com) wrote: > I think there was someone > who'd welded a nut to the pedal box with a > bolt going through fixing it or something? If that's > true, do you have > any pictures/diagrams etc? > > Thanks :) > > Tony > The conversion r