Ade

The end part of mine snapped yesterday resulting in the cable snapping today...

Will a MK5+ one fit? As I know every motor factors is going to tell me no chance when I ask for a Mk4 one

Any ideas on the best place to source a decent one would be helpful

Mixja

u can still buy a mk4 quadrant from local car shop, about £4ish...
can also use a mk6 one but u have to use a mk6 pedal plus cut the quadrant down a bit...

Ade

Maybe in Essex, but up here in salty Scotland a MK4 is about as common as a Model T
They usually laugh when you ask for parts for an 80s car in a factors.

Will do my best to hunt one down tomorrow

T28 RST

Daft question but have you tried Ford

Ade

Not phoned about yet.... but earlier I phoned Ford for another part and they said my 1990 MK4 was too old for their system

©hatter Box

when they say tha.t just ask them what ford system they use you get ecat or micocat will have mk3 escort up to the mk6 and fiesta mk1 up to today. so tell them to put that in there pipe and smoke it lol

sm

dont bother with a motorfactors quadrant they dont last long as above get a genuine ford one if ur local dealer has none phone one in england and ask them if they can order it and then arrange for it to be sent to ur local dealers ive done this before

Ade

Right... managed to source one and just got my local garage to fit it, figured it would be £30 well spent as I wasn't looking forward to lying upside down for hours fitting it!

First few times I pressed the clutch pedal it clicked loudly.... and now the bite point is practically on the floor.... also crunched when selecting reverse.

Had a look up at the pedal and the ratchet seems to be at its furthest away position.



Any ideas what's happened?

JesseT

Do you have the large spring from the quadrant to the pedal attached?

Ade

Looks like I was sold an early MK4 or MK3 version....
Got a proper late MK4 one to be collected from Ford tomorrow.....

Would this have caused the really low bite point I described?

Ade

Sorted! Turned out the factors supplied the wrong one! Got a proper Ford one in and working perfect now