Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   Clutch pedal too high          Forum Index -> Gearbox, Suspension, Brake & Driveline Workshop Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   nicco Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2546 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Location: Townsville/Cairns QLD, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:58 pm    Post subject: Clutch pedal too high Hey everyone, Just finished my manual conversion ( ) and its all going well, except i've got a bit f an issue with the clutch pedal sitting way too high. i read on here its meant to be about 140mm from the end of the travel, where as mine is about 170 or so (i didnt measure it after we re adjusted it). the clutch grabs about 1 inch off the firewall, and it really feels like the rest of the travel isn't doing anything. my mate and i are thinking that we might put a stopper on the clutch pedal to stop it from coming so far up from the floor. will there be any issue with it like this? it definitely doesnt make any difference to the grab of the clutch if we push the pedal in to about the sameish height as the other pedals. if it makes any difference the clutch is brand new but the flywheel is machined. i have heard of the machined flywheel requiring a bit more throw to compensate for its reduced thickness. any ideas will help. cheers, Nic 0807110041 Small.JPG  Description:  Filesize:  43.87 KB  Viewed:  67 Time(s) Back to top Froudey Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:24 Posts: 3707 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Dubbo NSW, Australia View User Gallery (10) Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:34 pm    Post subject: The EB sat that high but that was cause it was how i wanted it... adjust ya clutch cable nuts and see how far you can get it closer to the firewall Back to top nicco Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2546 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Location: Townsville/Cairns QLD, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:42 pm    Post subject: nah, thats as close as it will go to the firewall without dragging on the gear changes. just playing with the extra amount of travel up top though, we reckon we can push the pedal back and not have a problem Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> Gearbox, Suspension, Brake & Driveline Workshop Page 1 of 1   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [33 queries :: 1.71435 seconds ]