I installed a new clutch pedal from the Fiero Store and noticed that when I tighten the main bolt down with the two new plastic bushings it's pretty tight and doesn't swing easily. If I loosen the main bolt through the brake and clutch pedal it will loosen up but considering the bolt is smaller than the pivot hole I'm worried that the pedal will twist and bind up. I think I am only supposed to tighten the main nut enough to remove the slop but still allow the pedal to swing free

I was expecting the bolt to be a snug fit to the hole but it sure isn't. The hole through the pedal is huge in comparison.

I left it for tonight. I'm going to pull it out and measure it against the original steel Fiero pedal that was in there. I wonder if the new pedal is wider where the bolt goes through.....

Any one had this problem?

Note: After my trans/engine swap my pedal would engage lower than I thought was correct (trust me, it's bled). I went ahead and ordered a new pedal just so I would have it in case mine was bent. It wasn't, the banjo is bent just enough to lower the pedal. I compared it to a spare I have. I ordered an adjustable banjo from Mr. Dickman. Might as well have it all!

TK

lube the crap out of the bushing with litium grease. then if the bolt looks like a self locking type(a plastic ring on the inside, or its acutally oval shaped) then just tighten it to where it feels good and has no play and leave it. assuming you arent installing anything wrong. as for the clutch being bled, it still might not be even if you swear it is. ive found the only way is to gravity bleed it and wait a long time, i usually run the whole bottle through it. the pumping method doesnt work to well with these things. also air can get trabbed between the bleed valve and the piston which really dampens performance. it wont bleed out when you do bleed the system either so its really annoying. i havent found a good way of bleeding it out, i just wait a week and crack the valve a bit and the air pops out.

Thanks for the reply. I don't think more grease will help but I agree that I should tighten until good and leave it. I am still a bit surprised the bolt is so small compared to the pivot tube. Oh well.

As for the bleeding, it's bled. It's done. No air. I went ahead and installed the straight banjo and the pedal came up to slightly above the brake pedal and it engages where I think it should now. A slight bend in the banjo goes a long way!

Thanks!

Terry

I just did mine yesterday, Terry, and it felt pretty tight at first, too. However, after driving it a few minutes, it seemed to break in and felt very nice. Its a little stiffer than the old one, but it feels much smoother and more solid, where the old one by comparison felt loose and sloppy. I'm attributing the improved feeling to the new bushings and pedal. I'm happy with it.

Ok Scott, I'll give it a chance. It will move when tightened but doesn't swing like it did. I am soooo impatient!

Terry

A bushing? What bushing? There isn't a bushing for the pivot bolt. No wonder the hole seems too big.

Well that explains it, I don't have bushing! There wasn't one in there. It certainly didn't fall on my head....

Dang, now to find one. Does anyone have a bushing they can measure for me?

Edit: I looked in the 22P and it's called a spacer. Off to the yards.

[This message has been edited by TK (edited 12-29-2007).]