hi peeps

i have a alcon 4 paddle clutch in my car and i cant get gears very well, the biting point is on the deck and sometimes the clutch doesnt disengage at all, is there a different cable or ratchet i was sposed to fit to get it to work properly?.

its really doing my head in as i have a fast car which is taking almost a second on gear change and is seriously hindering my santa pod times

my best is a 14.3 @105 mph at a fast stage 3 (330 at the wheels) with the said problem, the car actually slows down during gear change its that bad. i am now running stage four and i feel i could shave a huge amount off that time at my current spec if i could get the clutch to disengage properly.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

please help

 

maybe your ratchet if knackered or your cable is stretched?

 

personally i would go for a hydraulic conversion and ditch the cable , a few places do these now , i suppose budget for around Ł350 for this depending on what parts you use .

 

try new ratched first. if it doesnt help, use new cable.

 

I would move for the Hydraulic as a good option. I have started to become very impressed with the hydraulics. looking into this myself!

 

have you reset the ratchet

 

Just poping in on the topic and wondered how you reset you ratchet? my clutch doesnt bite till my foot is nearly off the pedal, my cabel is well and trully burned but i have a new one, just wondering if i need to do the ratchet as well?

cheers
jony

 

so i have been told by a good source.you have to pull the clutch pedal up as far as it will go towards the bottom of the dash board.hope this helps

 

my mate put endless clutches in his 3 door bcause bite was poor.we later found out that all he had to do was reset the ratchet

 

so do you have to release the ratchet and push the pedal up or just hang on it like a looney?

 

This is a Ford process



Regards.
Claude