How To: Free Clutch Spring Removal in 15 Minutes - A must do for manual trans!

[Alltezza]

Originally Posted by Pointmutation

Fracking e-clip. Gently my ass! Lol. Took me forever trying to remove that stupid e-clip gently trying not to lose it in the process. Finally said screw it, I don't care if I loose it and whacked it off sending it flying away. Finished up the rest of the procedure and at the end the e-clip came falling down from who knows where landing next to the rest of the parts on the floor mat. That "e" stands for "evil." Lol.

Lol yeah my friend lost the clip and thought that we needed it but then in the instructions apparently it wasn't really necessary, so yeah we both no longer have clutch springs no regrets

[SLVRSRFR]

Originally Posted by mixtape

"Clevis" sounds like a dirty word

Yeah baby...slide the pin into the clevis.

[mixtape]

Originally Posted by SLVRSRFR

Yeah baby...slide the pin into the clevis.

[yefoo]

Anyone know what size the E-clip is? thanks

[D88]

I'm very surprised at all the positive reviews for this that it makes it really tempting. I would be more inclined to do it if reversing it was easier. I also don't seem to have any difficultly starting off smoothly using the clutch in its stock configuration so it makes me question whether it is worth it for me. Maybe there will be someone local who has done it to their car that I can eventually try out.

[slayv]

Did this today to my gt86.

I regret that I havent done this mod earlier!
Switching is now so much smoothier and feel of the clutch is much better.

e-clip AND stud was so pain in the ass but after little fight I managed to remove those (without even losing )

[Bushhy]

After fighting the spring out of place, I can say that this made my clutch 100x better. The heavier clutch isnt an issue, and i can now tell where my clutch releases.

To anyone trying to get the spring out of place once the pin is out, have a friend hold the clutch pedal in place, and you push on one of the pin legs. Should come out.

Took us over an hour to get it out before we found that method...

[slayv]

Originally Posted by Bushhy

After fighting the spring out of place, I can say that this made my clutch 100x better. The heavier clutch isnt an issue, and i can now tell where my clutch releases.

To anyone trying to get the spring out of place once the pin is out, have a friend hold the clutch pedal in place, and you push on one of the pin legs. Should come out.

Took us over an hour to get it out before we found that method...

I think that if someone has issues with that heavier clutch he really need to go train more legs.

[Bushhy]

Originally Posted by slayv

I think that if someone has issues with that heavier clutch he really need to go train more legs.

For real. Now to do the clutch engagement adjustment, and then ill be good to go

[haimichaeltran]

For those who didn't put the e clip back on the pin, are you getting rattles at high RPM? I am hearing metal clanging when I push the car pass 4k RPM during 1st-3rd gear. I am certain it's from the rod and the pin moving freely without the e clip.

[Marat]

Originally Posted by haimichaeltran

For those who didn't put the e clip back on the pin, are you getting rattles at high RPM? I am hearing metal clanging when I push the car pass 4k RPM during 1st-3rd gear. I am certain it's from the rod and the pin moving freely without the e clip.

Why didn't you put the E-clip back on?

[jeffchap]

I lost my e-clip and I don't notice any rattle.

[Curtski96]

Originally Posted by D88

I'm very surprised at all the positive reviews for this that it makes it really tempting. I would be more inclined to do it if reversing it was easier. I also don't seem to have any difficultly starting off smoothly using the clutch in its stock configuration so it makes me question whether it is worth it for me. Maybe there will be someone local who has done it to their car that I can eventually try out.

I'm in Calgary man can meet you somewhere if you want to test it out!

[Curtski96]

Originally Posted by jeffchap

I lost my e-clip and I don't notice any rattle.

I would say easiest way to not lose the eclip is to have a magnet in the vicinity so it's next to impossible to lose! Not worth the stress of not knowing if your clutch petal is going to be laying on the floor lol!