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How can I make the clutch easier?

noquarternoquarterMember
This is my first manual gear car in years, and I find the clutch very hard. My leg is not 100% good, and I'd like make driving less painful. I've taken off the spring at the pedal, no big effect. There's also a firmer spring on the clutcharm in the back, can I take that off? Why is it there, I thought the spring built into the clutch would be enough? Do I risk that the clutch will start slipping?
I've also considered gearing the clutcharm, extending it, which would lead to longer clutch pedal travel.
I've also seen a clutch effort reduction kit on the web, has anybody any experience with that, looks complicated...
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marlinjackmarlinjackThe Machinist #5723 AMARGOSA MACHINE 'Running on Empty- Middle of Nowhere'
...the spring at the clutch slave cylinder is there to insure the slave 'Fully' returns to the 'Disengaged' position. If it does Not; then you risk the 'Throw-out-bearing' contiuously 'Riding' on the clutch fingers/diaphram, which in a short time will burn up the T.O.B. ...
4nhotrod4nhotrodHe who dies with the most toys is dead
As Marlin said, you need that return spring at the slave. If you have a long throw clutch slave, this will add clutch pressure. A diaphram type clutch will give you a lighter pedal over the stock 3 finger type.
The clutch effort reduction kit is very expensive and a big job to install.
I bit the bullet and have a new Centerforce clutch and regular slave waiting on my workbench.
Will
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Josef from Ontario, with the blue GTS, fabricated a bracket to change the angle of the slave cylinder which significantly reduces the effort to engage the clutch. This is what you are referring to.

Maybe Mark Charlton can post some of the pics he took at Kingston of Josef's engine bay so you can see how it works.
4nford4nford"Live wrong and Perspire"
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Originally posted by deeb:
Josef from Ontario, with the blue GTS, fabricated a bracket to change the angle of the slave cylinder which significantly reduces the effort to engage the clutch. This is what you are referring to.

Maybe Mark Charlton can post some of the pics he took at Kingston of Josef's engine bay so you can see how it works.


Anyone have more information on this?
R RT66_Pantera (Guest)
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What really needs to be developed is a hydraulic
clutch slave and master. I can push my viper clutch in with by hand. I have a clutch effort reduction linkage setup on the Pantera that helps. But not even close to a hydraulic system. Confused
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