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Old 01-26-2014, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mickmate View Post
Dan just an observation, with the large offset done to the same pedal arm you have lost a lot of length on your pedal arm which is leverage or in this case pedal ratio. I have changed several clutch set ups by 1/16" at a time on the bores to give just what you need to release and no more. It did make the pedal noticeably lighter. You can get pretty close mathematically measuring it all. Stroke at clutch and at pedal, pedal ratio, bore sizes.
Thanks Nick. I know it will be a compromise - throw versus effort - no magic bullet. With the pedal raised I have plenty of room for stroke to go back to the 3/4 master I think.

I think the pedal ratio is unchanged - but with the offset there are no-doubt, some eccentric loading that may be contributing to pedal heaviness. The pedals have roller bearings so it remains pretty smooth, but - well you can see the offset.

Just seaching for some possible contributing factors like this that may be adding effort to the pedal.

Dan
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