bob
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 07:10 PM |
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Stiff clutch pedal
Pinto and type 9 box,used a couple of cables so far.One short mk2 escort and one longer mk3 cortina,both adjustable.
clutch is very stiff and almost undrivable round town,anyone had this and what cables or remedies you lads got ?
bear in mind my chassis is one of the earler ones with horizontal pipe out of chassis.
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 07:22 PM |
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What's your pedal ratio bob? Can you move the cable connection point nearer to your pivot point or lengthen the pedal arm? Has it always been
like that because I had a problem with mine getting too near the exhaust and melting the cable liner. It's inside the outer(der ) and
effectively glued the cable solid. I put a new one on and tiewrapped it back.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 10:07 PM |
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I had the same thoughts re cable melting,but when i took the cable off its nice and free so thats out.
As youve said the cable nearer the pivot is probably the answer,i'm also thinking of adding some length to the pedal.
I think the newer chassis has a design mod to aid this,funny really as i had no probs with self centreing as others have but i have this.
such is life
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Hellfire
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 11:55 PM |
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Lighter note...
You haven't connected the clutch cable to the steering rack have you  
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CairB
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| posted on 9/5/04 at 02:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bob
bear in mind my chassis is one of the earler ones with horizontal pipe out of chassis.
By eck Bob is your chassis that old?
I think that mine would be similar to yours. I used the standard pinto cable but connected the other way round. If you are you using the MK pedal set
from that era then the ratio is probably the same as mine. Mines ok. Make sure that the cable isn't going around any tight radii. I seem to
remember that the cable inner has a coating on it, if it's been close to the exhaust then it may have wlted a tad, but that would be evident on
the outside as well. It may be ok in a straight line but binding when curved.
Cheers,
Colin
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bob
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 08:32 PM |
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Thanks colin
yea the cable was binding and that seems to have been the problem,i'm rerouted and its much better now.
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CairB
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 09:31 PM |
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I hope that all goes well for you with the retest.
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bob
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 09:36 PM |
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thanks again,i'm slowly working through the very small list.
Just need some new headlights now
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