any help on this one and i'd be most grateful my local ford dealership currently have my car after the clutch cable snapped over a week ago and they cannot find a cable the same as the one they have taken off the car.When i bought the car I was told that it had had a mk 5 pedal conversion carried out which i have no reason to doubt.
Following a previous post last week i was told by a few people that the standard cable is still used with this conversion but ford just dont seem to be able to locate the correct cable.
Does anyone know of anywhere that i could maybe send the cable to and have it matched up to get the correct cable,
cheeRS

 

As far as I have been told yes, it's the standard cable. In fact I am getting the MK5 pedal parts today along with a new erst cable. I've heard about non abs cables as well. - what are they saying is the problem then?

 

Just get a standard RST cable and it’ll work. They’re maybe trying to match the old one up [it may be the wrong one] because they think it’s required but the standard one will do the job!

 

thanks for the reply,basically they have ordered what must be a total of 5 or 6 cables now, i did stipulate to them from day one that it was a standard cable that is required but they seem to think that they have had the standard cable at one point and it was either to short or to long.Gonna pick the cable up from them today anyhow and see if i can manage to sort it myself.
cheeRS

 

Keep us posted

 

Why are Ford dealerships so amzingly poo

 

yeah its definatley pretty sad when they can't sort a simple thing like a clutch cable,
i have just managed to order one through partco motor factors which i have to collect tomos.. fingers crossed its gonna be the right one.

 

More than likely, to be honest you probably could of fixed it yourself faster. Dealerships are bad enough with a completely factory car let alone when you have done the simplest of mods

 

Just bought all the parts for this conversion, standard ERST clutch cable included. Hope it fits

 

Why don't you go hydraulic clutch conversion?

 

I can't really see any benefits of a hydraulic clutch, plus the fact they're all too common for failing when the car isn't used much. I much prefer cable clutches myself.

 

just picked up what was supposed to of been erst s2 clutch cable today and it still dont match up...aaarrrrggg the overall cable is the same length but the plastic circular section of the cable is located higher than what it should be....anyhow ive ordered another one from burton power today of which he sounded reasurring on the phone that it would be the right one,(fingers crossed)he also told me that ford dont supply these cables anymore! i wish my local ford dealership could of told me this,would of saved me and them a lot of hassle.
sounds really bizzare that he knows ford dont manufacture them anymore and they dont...lmao

 

I said it once and im sticking by it

 

What you mean Ford don't have them anymore?

 

thats what the guy at burton power told me,you think ford would know that instead of trying to order the correct cable god knows how many times.
did you order your cable from ford?

 

Better hope not

 

ill second that........never use them for any work on the car..ill only use them for parts

 

replaced mine as it snapped recently. It's a std mk4 clutch cable (mk5 pedal)

 

just changed mine too, standard escort series 2 non abs clutch cable from fords and mk5 clutch pedal conversion.

 

Yes, picked it up yesterday

 

Just wondering what is the advantage of this MK5 pedal mod?

 

it gets rid of the unreliable ratchet system and also makes a lighter pedal or so i am told if you have a heavy duty clutch fitted

 

I thought MK5's had self adjusting clutches aswell though?

 

at last just managed to get the correct cable from burton power,if anyone else has probs getting same part there number is (02085542281)

 

 

So...tell us what the difference is between the cable Burton Power sell and the standard S2 cable Ford sell ?

 

Pictures aswell

 

i never actually saw the cables that ford ordered they only kept telling me that none of the cables would fit.
when i collected the old cable from ford i ordered one myself through partco motor factors and the one they gave me was still wrong
the overall length of both cables was the same but the plastic circular section of the cable on my original was a couple of inches lower than what it was on the new cable hence reason why it would not fit....
ive still got old cable and the one from partco so ill take a pic and post it so you can see what i mean

 

 

safechav

not all. is a nice conversion, as u can adjust the height of the pedal/biing point.

 

So its not a self adjusting clutch then?? Manually adjustable? And no ratchet assembly i'm guessing?

 

correct There is an allen bolt u adjust the lenght of - which adjusts the tension on the cable.

 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i seeeeeeeeeeee

Does it also have a higher working ratio then as ive heard its supposed to be like a soft pedal conversion aswell?

Oh and Rick, i sent you a PM AGES ago which is still in my outbox and do you want that sierra 1800 stuff aswell, found out Jano sells the same bits for Ł45 what a rip!!

 

yes mate - i do want the stuff lol. My PM box is weird - so im not ignorant! And yes, it does make the pedal lighter

 

The parts JANO sells is not just 1800sierra stuff!

The components are CNC and also laser/water cut. The parts i supply have a cost of Ł45 for a reason!

The std 1800 stuff might be ok for you, but it is not for me!

OK

 

Ah ok then, figured something must be up i couldnt see you having not of noticed the PM all this time

Jano u didnt explain that in the other post did you? I was talking about sierra 1800 gear and u were replying to it...... Trying to get a straight answer out of you is like trying to get blood out of a stone, frustrating as fuck.

I'll say sorry anyway though just to keep the peace

 

pics of ur stuff Jano

 

Rick & Safechav as you know i am not a trader on here, offering pictures and prices for my components is not fair for other traders who do pay the high fee's.

Maybe this is the reason you get flustered

Regards
Jano

 

OK, so everyone that buy's the standard Ford cable will find it won't fit? is that what you are saying? I bought one from Ford (same as white one in above pic) and admitidly have not tried to fit it yet (and likely wont for a while) but I'm confused as a lot of people have said to use the standard cable

 

I can't ever remember asking you for a price in a thread, its more the way mid convo you come steaming and say oh no you dont want to do that you want to do this, or i have a better way of doing that la de dah, and then you will never respond again???? Point??