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Re: Clutch pedal spring

To: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>
Subject: Re: Clutch pedal spring
From: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:37:20 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
How about getting an automatic?


On Thu, 03 Feb 2000 12:43:18 -0500 "James H. Nazarian, 
Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net> wrote:

> Erich,
> 
> How tall are you? How do you fit in an MGB? The only sensible solution is to
> have your feet made smaller.
> 
> Jim
> 
> Bob Howard wrote:
> 
> > Erich,
> >  I'm guessing that your foot hooks on the spring at the beginning of the
> > coil, so that the hook gets pulled and breaks.  Do you have any sort of
> > plastic tubing that you could cut to length and tape in such a way that
> > the pedal end could stretch out of the tube while the tube protects the
> > vulnerable end connected to the panel under the dash?
> > Bob
> >
> > On Wed,  2 Feb 2000 15:12:16 -0500 "Erich" <erich@mail.NGBM.COM> writes:
> > > Hello list,
> > >  I seem to have developed a bad habit of breaking the litle spring
> > > that helps to hold the clutch pedal out at its furthest. My problem
> > > is that my foot is too large (size 13US) and with my heel on the
> > > floor hits the spring. I have broken the spring twice in the past
> > > few months. Is this something that I can just keep disconnected and
> > > not worry abbout, or should I try to find a fix for it. Maybe drill
> > > a hole further up on the pedal.
> > >
> > >
> > > Erich -1980 MGB
> 

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