[V8] Clutch Pedal Return Spring ...

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

Once you accept the fact that you will be laying on your back for a while, it 
is not that hard. As I recall, there are some clevis(sp?) pins for the pedal 
and master cylinder. Once removed, all the old bad bits fall in your face and 
the new part installs easily. 
I used a spring from a 200, and it makes the pedal noticably harder to push in. 
Not a big enough deal for me to pop for the correct part though.

btw, the white parts are separate - if you could by chance find a spring with 
the right dimensions, you could reuse these parts. If you had a bunch of old 
valve springs laying around you might get lucky.

Dave


Quoting "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>:

> But I did take a close look at the arrangement up there, and man, I
> don't see how that could ever be a "quick fix"... 
> - You were able to reinstall without dropping the pedal assembly?
> - Did you have to compress the new spring?
> - And did you replace the white plastic piece(s) or just the spring?
> 
> I have a broken spring and though I didn't look too closely at mine, it
> looked like the white part(s) are supposed to be one...
> 
> -DaveC.
> 
> 
> > Well, the long awaited part arrived last week or so, and I 
> > installed it over
> > the weekend ... if I hadn't tweaked the clevis somehow when I 
> > was trying to
> > reinstall the pin it would have been a real quick fix ... did 
> > require the
> > removal of the footwell vent duct and the ECU mount.  The 
> > spring made an
> > incredible difference in the effort required to actuate the 
> > clutch ... I
> > suspect that the spring was ineffective for some time before 
> > it actually
> > fractured.  
> > 
> > ... now all I need is a battery and a smog check and #344 
> > should be back on
> > the road ... 
> > 
> > Steve B
> > San Jose, Kaleefohnia (USA)
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