Clutch Pedal Repair

The clutch engaged too close to the firewall, so before the pedal shaft wore into the steel pedal box, I pulled the pedals down to repair i… Owner With both pushrods & the steering shaft pushed out of the firewall, the pedal box can come straight down. Owner With both pushrods & the steering shaft pushed out of the firewall, the pedal box can come straight down. Make sure the clutch & BOO switch… Owner The assembly comes straight down the firewall, and out into the footwell. Owner Mark the original lever's alignment to the box, and then back the 18mm nut off until the tip of the threaded shaft is barely recessed. Owner With a prybar on the other end keeping the lever tight to the box, smack the nut's face to drive the shaft's splines out of the lever. Owner The spring fork will catch inside the spring, preventing the shaft from sliding too far. Owner That tiny gap between the shaft & the white plastic bushing is enough to make the clutch move to the bottom of the pedal's travel. If allow… Owner Fortunately, this one hasn't worn into the steel box yet, so all it needs is a replacement (tight) bushing. New replacement bushing kits ([… Owner I curved the PTFE strip cold by hand enough to fit into the hose clamp, then heated it to tighten the curve, and chilled it to set it. Then… Owner Using this bolt as a mold makes the bushing rounder than using the hose clamp alone. I preheated the bolt, and heated it longer this time b… Owner It's tight, but it fits. Owner I used the stack of washers in the background to pull the splines out of the bushing so I could set the lever back to its mark, and tighten… Owner