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Old 10-26-2007, 03:13 PM
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Mark -
Perhaps this will keep you from hunting too many wild geese in your search for the ideal clutch assembly. A typical clutch assembly uses a combination of lever arms and hydraulic pistons to cause the throw out bearing (TOB) to move the spring loaded fingers on the clutch. A working system must be capable of exerting enough force to move the TOB and have enough travel to allow the TOB to disengage the clutch. Regardless of its components, there is a consistent relationship between the force and travel of the TOB and the force and travel of the clutch pedal. If, for example, your TOB must exert 100 pounds of force and travel one inch, you can select your components to give you a relatively light 20 pounds of force at the pedal, and it will have to travel 5 inches. If, on the other hand, you have room for only two inches of pedal travel, you'll have to select components that will require 50 pounds of force. The bottom line is this - regardless of how you mount your clutch pedal, you'll have to choose between lighter pedal force and shorter pedal travel. You can't have both without some sort of power assist.
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