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17-01-2006, 02:10 AM
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She needs premium dude...
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My clutch pedal is a bit on the hard side so im wondering if anything can be done to soften it? The clutch cable is fairly new and its a pretty standard duty clutch. On H series Holdens you can change the pivot point to give you more mechanical advantage but longer travel of the clutch pedal.. Do E series have anything like this?
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17-01-2006, 05:51 AM
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A V8 clutch pedel might help
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17-01-2006, 05:55 PM
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Number 5 is alive!
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Whats the differance Karl?
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17-01-2006, 09:34 PM
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heavy clutches are mad, ya could always lay some rubber, that gets the clutch slippin and therfor wearing it away, which will inturn give u alittle play at the beggining of the peddal, but it will also leave u with about 2mm off ya clutch plate, eheh, but tis fun.
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17-01-2006, 10:12 PM
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17-01-2006, 11:34 PM
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There's a nut at the firewall you could have a play with to adjust the stroke. Mine was extremely stiff and didn't seem to engage properly. Spent an arvo stuffing around adjusting it then taking it for a spin until I got it how I wanted. She's a fair bit lighter now, but still by far the heaviest clutch I've ever used.
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18-01-2006, 12:24 AM
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Hows your pedal box? Generally they get harder when pedal box is about to break.
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18-01-2006, 10:29 AM
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convert it to hydraulic.....;)
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18-01-2006, 08:48 PM
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Gunna girlie-man
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he shouldnt have to convert it to anything, obviously there is a problem, does ur car slip out of reverse sometimes??? or crunch going into first when ur stopped
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18-01-2006, 10:35 PM
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She needs premium dude...
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19-01-2006, 12:08 AM
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you could try a little wd 40 (spray can with squirt hose on the end great tool) on pedal bushes cable etc , a smear of graphite grease on pressure plate fingers can help too, a dab on the end of a screw driver through the fork hole if possible, can use a small mirror to aid in this
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26-08-2006, 03:38 PM
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Was this problem ever fixed, cos i have a very hard clutch pedal, i have just converted to manual, and i would like a lighter pedal
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26-08-2006, 05:34 PM
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Lets face it fellas.
No matter how perfect your clutch setup is, the e-series to a t5 are the stiffest pedals you can get.....well to my experience and i have driven some old school cars, i drove an 82 land cruiser and even that had a bettter clutch. I have spent many arvos under the car and my clutch has come a long way from what it was but its still the stiffest i have driven.
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26-08-2006, 05:37 PM
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likes falcon's
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people have tried mine and swear it's as light as an excel, its an original ford XR6 spec clutch, i spent 2minutes adjusting the cable at the firewall and its great...
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likes falcon's
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will most likely have hydraulic setup :P
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26-08-2006, 05:44 PM
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Formerly PetesEB
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Nope, its got the frayed cable setup....
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