Has any one modified the pedal cluster?, Via making a longer clutch lever arm? |
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Has any one modified the pedal cluster?, Via making a longer clutch lever arm? |
wbergtho |
Apr 1 2006, 01:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 28-April 03 From: Roberts, WI Member No.: 623 |
I am not getting all the travel I need to fully actuate my clutch...so I decided to modify the lever arm down at the pedal cluster. I added a tab above the original hole and have made effectively a two hole lever arm. The stock hole is retained...and the new hole is about 3/4" above it to allow more travel/throw. I have a KEP stage 1 pressure plate and it requires more travel to actuate. By making the lever arm longer...a much stronger force is transmitted into the clutch shaft in the pedal box. I have found that the roll pin hole on the clutch shaft gets ovaled and the shaft itself becomes distorted when applying this King Kong force to it. As it is made only of mild steel, I have decided to repair the distorted/ ovaled end and weld it all up and grind round again. Next step...weld the fricken clutch pedal casting to the pedal box clutch shaft...hopefully eliminating the distortion damage under load. NO MORE ROLL PIN. (carry an extra cable every where I go...I know) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) I'll report back later and let you know how it worked. If I made things worse and a new pedal cluster is necessary...it won't be the end of the world. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
ANYONE EVER RESORT TO SUCH TACTICS? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/WTF.gif) Bill |
Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 2 2006, 03:55 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Increasing the leverage on the pedal is a guaranteed way to induce the destruction of the clutch cable tube. Rip that sucker right out of its welds ................. BTW, I had the same problem with a KEP clutch on a VW bus. Tried 3 different pressure plates, and spent a LOT of time on the phone with SCAT as well as KEP. Basically, they never heard of the problem. It worked fine with a Sachs PP. Odd, huh? Not reallyu, their customer support is much like that of Permadoom. "Not our problem, you musta done something wrong"! The Cap'n |
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