Hard Manual Shifting Into Gears (Page 4/5)
Fieros4evr AUG 20, 02:49 AM
I now see your point. I will contact TFS and have it shipped on Monday to exchange. Once I receive the correct pedal, I will give a future update. I appreciate the information.

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Patrick AUG 20, 02:50 AM

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Originally posted by Fieros4evr:

I will contact TFS and havi it shipped on Monday. Once I receive the correct pedal, I will give al future update.



That just it... TFS does not have the correct pedal for anyone with the newer style.


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Originally posted by Fieros4evr:

I am also going to do what you did making an adjustable extension to the banjo.



Do that, send the wrong pedal back to FS, use your original pedal... and you'll be good to go.

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Fieros4evr AUG 20, 04:31 AM
I have been online pressing my luck to see if I could find my exact clutch pedal is available new…NONE!

It’s interesting to see many used clutch pedals for sale that are like mine. Needless to say “I won’t even think about it!”

I will re-install my old clutch pedal as soon as the adjustable banjo arrives from RD.

Thanks you all for your time & patience.

“And may the Pontiac Fiero Live On & Beyond!”
longjonsilver AUG 20, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by Fieros4evr:

I will re-install my old clutch pedal as soon as the adjustable banjo arrives from RD.



Also get the double seal slave piston from RD. With the adjustable banjo i made and the RD (Toyota) double seal slave piston i have not had another problem.

MANY of us have been down this road. You can do it too!
sleek fiero AUG 20, 12:02 PM
To me it looks like your old pedal is twisted. If so I would get it straightened and reinforced so when you put it back together you can use the correct original parts so the clutch will work correctly. with the pedal straightened you will get full stroke on the master cylinder and therefore full stroke on the slave. sleek
Patrick AUG 20, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by sleek fiero:

...looks like your old pedal is twisted.



I see that the bracket on the pedal is bent, but it doesn't appear to be too bad. I suspect an adjustable banjo will make up the difference just fine.
Fieros4evr AUG 20, 06:45 PM
I will go that route getting my original pedal worked on. I tried to make adjustments myself today, but I do not have any proper setups or restraints here for me to do that. I will find a way and repair the pedal. I’m also looking forward to the adjustable banjo.

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Patrick AUG 20, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by Fieros4evr:

I will go that route getting my original pedal worked on. I tried to make adjustments myself today, but I do not have any proper setups or restraints here for me to do that. I will find a way and repair the pedal.



It's not unheard of to bend the pedal bracket back into shape... but the problem with doing so is that the pedal will have then been bent twice, and will now suffer from additional metal fatigue. It will therefore have a tendency to bend again more easily. Sure, you can add support by welding on some extra metal... but IMO this is all unnecessary.

As stated in my previous post, your pedal isn't bent that badly. If it was my pedal, I'd just leave it the way it is. I'm pretty confident the adjustable banjo alone will be enough to give you back full stoke of the master cylinder.

Anyway, I won't harp on this any further unless asked to do so.
Fieros4evr AUG 20, 09:02 PM
You are correct that adjusting will have the tendency to bend again. But seeing that nobody sells the latest clutch pedal, that made me think to have mine fixed and add the extra reinforcement piece that other Fiero owners are doing. But anyway, Hearing from you Patrick my current clutch pedal condition, I will only get the adjustable banjo & disregard any clutch pedal work. I look forward to driving this Fiero, having easier shifting back again.
PhatMax AUG 20, 09:04 PM
If it was mine…I’d straighten it. Bench vise and a big crescent wrench will work. It looks twisted by the pedal and the pivot point. I don’t think cold bending it will affect the strength much plus the geometry will be correct. That pedal was prob pressed thousands of times in its life.
I put in Rodney’s master and it has a bronze bushing and didn’t need the plastic one.

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