# Clutch pedal **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 11, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976 "2008-08-11T00:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cantshift1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@cantshift1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cantshift1)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/1 "2008-08-11T00:33:30Z")
i have a 1995 6cyl convertible and the clutch pedal is very hard to push down i keep striping out the clutch pedal quadrant. i’v replaced the clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing and cable. and still nothing ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/2 "2008-08-11T00:55:17Z")
I believe that there was a bulletin from Studebaker on this issue. Surely that must be a 1960 Lark you speak of. Check for the TSB. ---
**Author:** ![cantshift1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@cantshift1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cantshift1)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/3 "2008-08-11T01:47:14Z")
soory that would be a 1995 mustang ---
**Author:** ![vwfueldoor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e95f7d/32.png) [@vwfueldoor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vwfueldoor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/4 "2008-08-11T01:50:02Z")
hell i guessed a Ferrari, guess not. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/5 "2008-08-11T01:51:34Z")
1995 Mustang still had a clutch cable? Most other makers went with hydraulic units. With this much work, the only thing left is the pedal cluster. Remove the cable, and see if the pedal itself is sticking. Otherwise, it could also be a pinched cable guide. ---
**Author:** ![Countrydriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Countrydriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Countrydriver)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/6 "2008-08-11T02:42:05Z")
cantshift, I had this problem on one of my cars and it turned out to be a rusted area of the bulkhead where the clutch cable was routed through the firewall. The rust caused the bulkhead to weaken and it bent slightly causing the cable to bind as it was drawn through the skewed bulkhead. After straightening it out and adding a stiffener plate, it worked like new. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/7 "2008-08-11T14:11:27Z")
It couldn’t be a 1960 Studebaker Lark convertible, because the OP stated that the car had a 6 cylinder engine. I believe that the 1960 Studebaker Lark convertible could only be purchased with the V-8. ---
**Author:** ![cantshift1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@cantshift1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cantshift1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-pedal/17976/8 "2008-08-18T03:05:31Z")
promblem solved… i replaced the stock cable with an adjustable cable and a firewall adjuster along with an aluminum quadrant. now the clutch pedal presses with ease. i think the promblem was through the firewall. thanks for all the reply’s