Need help with the clutch pedal spring...

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Anyone got any secret way to install the clutch pedal spring?

 

65 fastback

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Put it in a vice and pull the spring apart, insert quarters inbetween the coils until you have the length you need for installation. Then pull the quarters one at a time with plyers after you have installed it.

Tim

 

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wow thats a hella good idea! thanks!

 

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I remember pulling the pedal stop off to install that spring. The pedal was able to come up more without the stop in place.

 

Bullitt

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I don't have the spring installed in my car. Doesn't seem to make a difference to me. There should be at least 1 other spring connected to the Z-bar to assist in pushing the pedal back up.

 

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That is a clutch assist spring, not a return spring. Ford put it in for the girls who can't drive a 4-speed with a stiff clutch. I remove them from all of our cars. They put a lot of wear into the pedal bushings.

They do make a nice center piece for a car parts wind chime

 

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Bullitt said:

I don't have the spring installed in my car. Doesn't seem to make a difference to me. There should be at least 1 other spring connected to the Z-bar to assist in pushing the pedal back up.

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i only got this spring for my clutch installation.

So i don't need the spring? Sweet. i was thinking about not using it but i thought maybe something won't work right if i don't.

 

tx65coupe

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I just removed mine to install a clutch cable kit. I had to cut it to get it out.

I think 65 fastback's advice sounds good.

 

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68RCodeConv

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If you have a diaphragm clutch then you do NOT want the spring.

If you want to install it - I use a floor jack to stretch the spring. Hook one under the front axle and the other on the jack pad. Stretch and install washers, put into place, pull out washers.

 

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Yep if it's a diaphragm clutch it'll suck the pedal right to the floor and stay there. If you're still using a Long-style clutch then you might appreciate the extra few lbs. it removes from the pedal but I never installed mine when I did have a Long.