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#51
Posted 29 July 2024 - 09:45 PM
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#52
Posted 29 July 2024 - 10:39 PM
When asked why he simply explained that as the clutch beds in & wears the fingers on the pressure plate move rearward at a greater rate because of the leverage ratio.
Made sense to me 👍
#53
Posted 02 August 2024 - 12:00 AM
From memory 3 or 4mm. Mine required the removal of a shim after I had it in the car and done a few hundred km, which I achieved without removing the box, by cutting one of the shims with a pair of offset aviation snips and pulling out with multi grips.
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Yep 4mm. My gearbox guy had the instructions.
#54
Posted 10 August 2024 - 09:31 PM
With the gearbox all set up and on the engine it's time to do different stuff.
The fuel tank plumbing is all too hard at the moment so I decided to tackle the hydraulic clutch pedal install. All went well and it fitted fine after removing the auto type brake pedal and undoing and moving the steering column.
So leads to a question. As you can see the one I removed is at the back and the other one I have is totally different so I'm a bit stuck. I was thinking to remove the metal pad off the original and replace with the smaller one form the other.
What have any of you done? What do you suggest please?
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#55
Posted 11 August 2024 - 07:32 AM
That front pedal looks like a big holden pedal. I changed mine from auto to manual and my brake pedal matches the clutch pedal with the smaller square type.
#56
Posted 11 August 2024 - 10:46 AM
That front pedal looks like a big holden pedal. I changed mine from auto to manual and my brake pedal matches the clutch pedal with the smaller square type.
Ok I'm seeing the difference now after checking some out on Fleebay thanks dale.
So there at least three different types. Huge, medium and small.
#57
Posted 12 August 2024 - 09:46 AM
You just need a LH or LX brake pedal not LC,LJ. I have seen people cut the auto brake pedal down to take the smaller rubber pad like on the clutch pedal.
#58
Posted 12 August 2024 - 02:43 PM
I have seen people cut the auto brake pedal down to take the smaller rubber pad like on the clutch pedal.
This. You don't need to swap the metal pad, just trim the left side and round the corners so it fits the manual rubber pad.
#59
Posted 13 August 2024 - 08:07 AM
This. You don't need to swap the metal pad, just trim the left side and round the corners so it fits the manual rubber pad.
This is what I meant. Obviously didn't ex[plain it very clearly.
#60
Posted 13 August 2024 - 05:25 PM
From memory doesn't the auto pedal have a bend in the shaft to accommodate the larger pad whereas the manual brake pedal shaft is straighter or am I thinking about something else. Cheers Ron
#61
Posted 14 August 2024 - 10:30 AM
I don't think the arm varies between the two... I can't think or why it would have to. I believe it is just the pad size.
But I don't think that both of those brake pedals above suit an LH/LX/UC Torana. For one, an LH/LX Torana doesn't have "DISC" written on the pad, plus it looks like an unfamiliar shape to me. I think that pedal is from some other model of Holden.
#62
Posted 14 August 2024 - 12:48 PM
I don't think the arm varies between the two... I can't think or why it would have to. I believe it is just the pad size.
But I don't think that both of those brake pedals above suit an LH/LX/UC Torana. For one, an LH/LX Torana doesn't have "DISC" written on the pad, plus it looks like an unfamiliar shape to me. I think that pedal is from some other model of Holden.
Heath is right, they are a Holden pedal, potentially Statesman. Not off a Torana.
#63
Posted 14 August 2024 - 04:10 PM
#64
Posted 14 August 2024 - 06:31 PM
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#65
Posted 16 August 2024 - 09:32 AM
I don't think the arm varies between the two... I can't think or why it would have to. I believe it is just the pad size.
But I don't think that both of those brake pedals above suit an LH/LX/UC Torana. For one, an LH/LX Torana doesn't have "DISC" written on the pad, plus it looks like an unfamiliar shape to me. I think that pedal is from some other model of Holden.
Yep, think it is HQ. Not using that one.
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Perfect. Done. Thanks Hanra.
#66
Posted 18 August 2024 - 01:34 PM
Couldn't find a decent shifter stick so I made one.
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#67
Posted 18 August 2024 - 06:59 PM
Thank you guys who chimed in re my brake pedal requirements.
It is now modified and installed. Also mounted the Malwood clutch reservoir as per a post I saw here cheers for that.
More manual than auto now. Just need to sort the reverse wiring and the park start sensor.
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#68
Posted 19 August 2024 - 09:35 AM
Start switch would only be a matter of joining the wires???
#69
Posted 19 August 2024 - 10:22 AM
Start switch would only be a matter of joining the wires???
That's what they did on Holdens. There was a plug with a bridge across the two pins that simply plugged into the harness. When you ever converted a 4spd manual to a T-bar, you simply used the T-bar harness. You just removed that bridge plug, and plugged in there, into the reverse switch plug in the harness (after removing the 4spd harness), into a grey wire plug for the console shift light and there was also a 0V ring to attach to a chassis connection behind the dash. So all you have to do is find a manual HQ-WB, probably VB-VK and LH-UC and get the little bridging plug out of it. I assume LH-LX is the same as UC was, I've used a number of UC T-bars and harness into HQ-WB, as they come with their own shift indicator, and they are often left side shift which is good for TH400, TH350 or even for HT-HG or Commodore/WB standard shift Trimatic (not the modified GMH version with RH shift).
#70
Posted 20 August 2024 - 05:00 PM
Hi Brad,
could you the measurement between the clutch and brake pedals.
My clutch is set up as the Mal Wood but the gap is to big and the park pedal is fouling.
I am putting the clutch pedal tonight so it can be about 40 - 50mm closer to the brake.
Regards Mando.
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#71
Posted 23 August 2024 - 01:51 PM
Hi Brad,
could you the measurement between the clutch and brake pedals.
My clutch is set up as the Mal Wood but the gap is to big and the park pedal is fouling.
I am putting the clutch pedal tonight so it can be about 40 - 50mm closer to the brake.
Regards Mando.
Here you go Mando,
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#72
Posted 24 August 2024 - 09:11 PM
Hi Brad,
thanks for the measurements.
Your pedals look great. I think my brake pedal looks bend that your car brake pedal looks straight.
Regards Mando.
#73
Posted 25 August 2024 - 12:06 AM
Hi Brad,
thanks for the measurements.
Your pedals look great. I think my brake pedal looks bend that your car brake pedal looks straight.
Regards Mando.
Thanks man. I'm sure you'll sort it.
#74
Posted 27 August 2024 - 11:37 AM
This is good stuff!
Also, thanks for the note about the slightly different (lateral) curve in the manual vs. auto pedal. Subtle difference that probably doesn't have a big effect, but it's certainly there. That photo shows it perfectly.
#75
Posted 28 August 2024 - 10:18 PM
Took my fuel tank to work and had a look inside with our borescope.
Pleasantly surprised to see it so clean.
I quick rinse with some clean fuel before fitting it back is about all that is needed.
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