For all those wishing for the addition of a train horn (or reminiscing about ones they remember), I dug up this clip of the comedy guys called "Ylvis" (the guys behind "What Does the Fox Say" and many more hilarious videos). The tiny car sneaking up on folks... chef's kiss!
Mine is named Bret. But Bart was a close 2nd choice. Beau would be acceptable maybe if you live in Canada. Brent, however, is right out! (“Like Pappy always said…”)
I had this same problem but the issue was with the upper ball plate. When you tighten it be sure the bottom doesn't move toward you. It needs to stay square (vertical) to keep just enough space available for the wrapped part of the cable to clear the damper. I called DeeZee (Ford OEM for this)...