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Richard in NC · 01-14-2012, 02:42 PM

A few days ago Tom W made a remark about how much pressure it takes to depress his clutch pedal.
I performed the same not too scientific test he did with a set of bathroom scales and a pine board and found my 31 A model requires 30 pounds to mash the pedal all the way down. I think this car clutches very well and is no trouble in traffic.I have always thought it was just fine and am happy with it. By contrast, my 1994 GMC pickup requires 40 pounds to depress the clutch. It feels too stiff to me and I worry about the crankshaft thrust bearing. I go to neutral at a traffic light. I replaced the clutch assy with a new AC Delco and also the master and slave. Nothing helped. The whole thing just makes me proud of my A model.

01-14-2012, 02:42 PM	#1
Richard in NC Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 89	Force to push clutch pedal A few days ago Tom W made a remark about how much pressure it takes to depress his clutch pedal. I performed the same not too scientific test he did with a set of bathroom scales and a pine board and found my 31 A model requires 30 pounds to mash the pedal all the way down. I think this car clutches very well and is no trouble in traffic.I have always thought it was just fine and am happy with it. By contrast, my 1994 GMC pickup requires 40 pounds to depress the clutch. It feels too stiff to me and I worry about the crankshaft thrust bearing. I go to neutral at a traffic light. I replaced the clutch assy with a new AC Delco and also the master and slave. Nothing helped. The whole thing just makes me proud of my A model. Last edited by Richard in NC; 01-14-2012 at 02:46 PM. Reason: more information needed.