I was told that the clutch return spring on the slave cylinder was way too strong and made the clutch much harder to depress. Are there different springs and where could I find one? thanks!
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In 20 years of ownership I have never heard of any alternative replacement clutch springs.
Larry
That spring needs to be strong and has no bearing on what your leg feels.
The car is up on jack stands right now, but I'll check what you said when it's down.
I went to my local hardware store and bought a few extension springs and then starting with the lightest I tried different ones until I found one that reliably returned the arm to the stop and yes it is much lighter than the stock spring and makes a noticeable difference in the pedal effort.
The slave cylinder is moved by hydraulic force, not your leg. Not that I care, but take the spring off and try it. Also, you need to have about an 1/8" inch of float between the bottom of the cylinder and where the clutch arm engages.
AH but your leg is what generates that hydraulic force and any extra load on that hydraulic system will be felt by your leg.
@forestg posted:AH but your leg is what generates that hydraulic force and any extra load on that hydraulic system will be felt by your leg.
It's obvious!
How can anyone believe that something that opposes slave cylinder piston movement has no effect on pedal effort?????
@forestg posted:I went to my local hardware store and bought a few extension springs and then starting with the lightest I tried different ones until I found one that reliably returned the arm to the stop and yes it is much lighter than the stock spring and makes a noticeable difference in the pedal effort.
I'll give that a try1
@forestg posted:I went to my local hardware store and bought a few extension springs and then starting with the lightest I tried different ones until I found one that reliably returned the arm to the stop and yes it is much lighter than the stock spring and makes a noticeable difference in the pedal effort.
Ok, went to the local commercial hardware store, bought a new spring. It works fine and appreciably reduced the clutch pedal effort, Thanks!!