Clutch Assist Spring

[rstoll]

Just wrestled the clutch assist spring back on my 83. Not the Horseshoe but the one on the pedal itself. My wife had to point out to me that I would have to hook the spring on the pedal end first and then down to the floorpan end. I may have to let her take it for a drive now that she can push the clutch in with one foot. What a difference!

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Robert Stoll
83 SC
83 944

[richenry]

I did the same thing a few months back. It's net very fun.

[rstoll]

I cheated a bit. I forced 4 small screwdriver bits between the turns of the spring to preload it. This lengthened it enough to slip it on the bottom peg with the clutch depressed. When you let up on the clutch the bits are easily removed and the spring engages.

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Robert Stoll
83 SC
83 944

[Jdub]

I was told to first cut off the overly-long hook end that goes over the pedal end to help get the hook over, assuming that I was already hooking the other end onto the pedal 'box post provided for this purpose.

I didn't do that. For anyone who has done this job, you may remember how tough it is to access the allen head (10 x .1?) that holds the flat support piece from pedal 'box to master brake area. This bolt is blocked by the spring.

What I did was, with the pedal 'box put back together, with clutch shaft in place and clutch pedal all hooked up with pin, was to hook the spring first to the pedal 'box post, then flip the clutch lever around so that it sat bottomside of the pedal 'box (imagine if you let off the clutch pedal in your car and it was able to swing towards you, through the floor, and towards the front of the car again). Now, hook the spring to the pedal, use the pedal as a lever to bring it up over the spring tension and back to normal position.

Now, when you put the pedal 'box back in, you must judiciously move the clutch pedal back and forth a bit to get a hex wrench in there to tighten the allen bolt up. I popped the (was it?) 7mm insert from my Craftsman hex socket set and used this piece (essentially a 1/2" long 7mm hex bit) with a pair of pliers to start the hex. It took alot of time, but there was NO WAY that spring was going around the clutch pedal post.

Whew! Made a bizarre ritual out of a simple task?

Jw

[rstoll]

You must be single J.W.

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Robert Stoll
83 SC
83 944

[Jdub]

I have a consenting wife ;>

She holds an open-class motorcycle license!

Jw

[Matt Smith]

Just to clarify: My model is not supposed to have a helper spring right?
(half of me wants affirmation to confirm originality of components; the other half wants you guys to tell me I'm supposed to have one so that my clutch works easier..)

[BRAINIAC]

Sorry Matt but my crystal ball is in the shop. What model *is* your car?

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Tyson Schmidt
72 911 Cabriolet
92 C-2 Cabriolet