Re: Hard Shifting 4kq Fixed

[James Marriott <marriott@micron.net>]

>Another one for the record:

How about, "Another broken one (firewall) for the record."

>One of the most annoying things about my 4kq has been the difficulty I 
>have had shifting into 1st and reverse.  That was cured this weekend 
>quite easily.  I finally got under the dash and adjusted the clutch rod 
>so that the clutch pedal was basically at the same level as the brake.  
>Before that, it was much closer to the floor.
>
>It is very easy to adjust: loosen the 10mm nut on the back side of the 
>clutch pedal, then use (I think) a 12mm to adjust the rod.  If your 
>pedal is too close to the floor, turn the adjusting nut clockwise 
>(spinning the rod out of the bracket where it meets the pedal).  When it 
>is even with the brake, tighten the 10mm nut.
>
>I am so happy to be able to easily shift into 1st, and to got into 
>Reverse without a "crunch".

Rather than reference the brake pedal, adjust so you have as much travel as
possible w/o bottoming. Shorten the rod until you have about 2" (5 cm) of
free play. Then slowly lengthen the rod while checking for evidence of
bottoming (firewall flexes, etc). Or, slowly lengthen the rod until you can
shift OK; leave a little slack if it can be done, as it were. If the rod is
too long, the piston in the MC will bottom, and eventually you'll break the
MC off of the firewall.

hth and

cu, James
'87 4kq (alias "late-B2 90q")
'89 200q (K26, torsen, aero handles, no bag)
('86 4ks, lives on in memory)
Boise, ID, USA http://netnow.micron.net/~marriott