MIXXR3I

hi everyone!
i can remember seeing a post a while back about a clutch ratchet snapping on an s2, but i cant find it unfortunately!
i also remember the guy making a new one from metal and it looked really well done.
does anyone else know what post im on about??
iwas driving to work this morning and slowed down to let a guy out of a slip road and when i wnt to change into second gear the pedal clicked and went to the floor and stayed there!!!
also is it easy enough to get a hold of anew one and easy to fit it as well??

thanks for any help!

much appreciated as always!!!

pete mcrash

iTrader: (1)

just changed mine....pedal box out.....a right fuck on....upside down

MIXXR3I

was it a pain in the arse?

ive spoke to my mate whos another ford nut and he said its a lot easier with the drivers seat out so you can get underneath the steering column?
is it as hard on mk4 escorts??

lardypants

its even harder if your like m8 and a fat barstuard

MIXXR3I

i am of the larger variety as it happens!
6'2" and 18 stone-ish!!

think ill take the seat out then!!

pete mcrash

iTrader: (1)

deffo seat out.................and not a quick job.......hours

stars of cctv

seem to remember something by mr rainbird on this but dont know if it was just for the escos

SWITCHBLADE

iTrader: (5)

check out the topic here mate, you might be interested ???

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...er=asc&start=0

cheers

dave

MIXXR3I

thanks for that mate! very helpfull post

cheers again! top bloke!!!

mad dog younge

if its a series 2 y dont you replace it with a pedal and rachet from a mk 6 escort .piece of piss

cfoster

as above replace the pedal, did it on my mk2 fes! No more ratchet!!

jawanne

seems that every one does it the hard way.....mine use to go al the time so in the end i just put a bolt up in to the ratchet still there now only takes 20 sec

Red16

whats the difference between the s2 setup and the mk6 setup?

MIXXR3I

the mk6 set up does away with the ratchet thats on the pedal and it just a bolt that can be adjusted to suit the hieght of you pedal then?
no more plastic bits to break while your driving! but i just want mine fixed asap as im getting withdrawal symptoms already!!! lol!

SWITCHBLADE

iTrader: (5)

the problem with fitting the later quadtrant means modifiying it if your doing it like the ap website, this weakens the quadrant at the pivot point so when you turn the bolt to adjust it, with the increased clutch loads, it ends up snapping.

i had a later quadrant that was fitted to my standard pedal, it was uncut but still snapped on me within 60 miles. so many people use diff clutches, ive got a helix 4 paddle. i have the same probs as people have with the ap paddle where the clutch needs the increased radius of the later quadrant to work prop, im lucky to have found an ally quadrant which was used with a ap paddle clutch. prob is some people need the mod, some dont. ive gone down the alloy route as its a gauranteed way of making sure it never happens again and the clutch works as it should. be interesting to know what others have done as an alternative to the ap mod though.

Red16

ah, i see