[s-cars] The never ending question of clutches

[Robert Myers]

Gabriel,

My left knee is rather severely bothered by osteoarthritis.  I'm looking at 
likely knee replacement surgery fairly soon down the line.  Enough so that 
I'm one of the "lucky" who get to have a handicapped parking placard.  I 
had the same concerns about clutch pedal effort for the Centerforce 
clutch.  I found that there was virtually no discernable difference in 
pedal effort between the Centerforce clutch and the OEM clutch it replaced.

At 01:57 AM 3/15/2005, Gabriel Caldwell wrote:

>So... I removed my 5 speed on the weekend.
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>http://forums.audiworld.com/s4s6/msgs/55925.phtml
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>My clutch was original and still had about 50% left to it.  I figure I
>will replace it, especially since I already gave my clutch disc away.  I
>found an Exedy clutch kit for $140 (pilot bearing not included) which is
>a crazy stupid price, and I'm just crazy enough to try it.  I figure I
>will stay with a stock clutch because I severely doubt I will ever RS2
>the car.  I know you can still spin the clutch with a stock car.  I've
>done it twice.  The autopsy revealed no damage.  I was tempted by a
>Centerforce clutch though.  I stopped by a local car parts store today
>just to see what a stock clutch would run me with no discount ($700CDN).
>They did to my surprise have a Centerforce clutch kit listed for my car
>in the Centerforce catalogue.  The price was around $580CDN, but I know
>someone who works there (read discount). My question is, how much extra
>force compared to stock is required for the Centerforce clutch.  I get
>annoyed very easily in heavy traffic and I don't want to lower my
>boiling point by the added annoyance of an ultra-heavy clutch.  My car
>is no track queen.  Thanks so much in advance for dealing with another
>clutch question.  I truly appreciate and value your comments.  To
>summarize, I am leaning towards a stock replacement clutch, but if the
>Centerforce doesn't require too much more effort I am willing to try it.
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>Gabriel Caldwell
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