Pedal Cluster revisited

robphelan · 07-16-2003, 09:28 AM

i received my new brass cup that crews onto my accelerator rod behind the pedal from PP yesterday...

I went out to attach it to the accelerator guide lever and no-go... it still pops off after I use the pedal to depress the lever..

so, sadly I decided I needed to take off the cluster and rebuild it or buy a new/rebuilt one.

I read the Tech Article and prepared myself thouroughly (or so I thought - why can't anything be easy?).

I blasted the old nuts/bolts topside and underneath with PB and waited awhile... I went in to detach the clutch cable and noticed mine was not like the cable in the article - it doesn't simply pop off like the accelerator cable.

It seems like it is screwed in and has a clasp that is hinged that clips onto the cable.

I did an archive search and it seems my cluster is an old 911 cluster where I have to punch out the rod that holds the clutch cable lever.. but, I can't seem to get in there to do it. no room at all.. plus, I have to depress the clutch to even get a good look at the rod I need to punch out. aack!

And, if I manage to remove the clutch cable, how in the world am I supposed to get it back on when installing.

any suggestions?
thanks,
rob.

Jim Chambers · 07-16-2003, 10:32 AM

The clutch connects to the cluster differently than the throttle.
The clutch should be a clevis pin-like device. You unclip it from the clutch cable by prying it up, then pull the pin and clip out.

robphelan · 07-16-2003, 10:55 AM

"The clutch connects to the cluster differently than the throttle. "- is this true for all 914 pedal clusters? just wondering in case I have to buy a new one....

i pried the clip up and have exposed the cable. So I need to pull the pin through the clutch gear mechanism? do I pull from the driver's side?

thanks Jim.

JWest · 07-16-2003, 11:06 AM

Yes, they are all the same.

Push the pin from the driver's side toward the passenger side.

Sometimes a groove gets worn in the pin and they don't want to come out. Loosen the clutch cable back at the tranny to give some more slack to make it easier.

John Rogers · 07-16-2003, 11:52 AM

I surely hope you are not as old and stiff as I am since being young and limber is a big help here. I do mine similar to the articles and several things I have found: User several nice large pillows in the driver's door/seat to lay on to take the load off your back. Next, remove the accel pedal and floor board and then vac/clean the area well. Use a good trouble light and you can see in the opening on the left side of the tunnel with a mirror and see the clutch cable clevis. It helps if you loosen/remove the cable at the tranny so the pedal flops forward and then you can get the clevis off. To do any work on the cluster it is best to remove it, two nuts inside and two under the car at the m/c and it will come out and then it is much easier to work on. There is also a small opening at the top-front of the tunnel you can open too to get a hand inside. Good luck.

robphelan · 07-16-2003, 12:45 PM

james & john, thanks for the tips... john, are you suggesting to remove the ACTUAL accelerator pedal, or just the rod that's attached to the cluster?

I haven't removed the acc pedal yet, but I think it would help clear some room out. I already shop-vac'd it to clean it out... I couldn't believe how much crud was in there.

I think I've developed semi-permanent indentations across my abdomen from the door threshold pushing in to me! I'm going to have to sneak some pillows to the garage without my wife seeing them.

thanks again.

John Rogers · 07-16-2003, 01:33 PM

I'd get the pedal out of the way and you can see much better. Should be two bolts holding it down and uses a 10mm socket. If you pull the whole pedal assy out be careful of the brake light switch and wire connector. Good luck.

robphelan · 07-17-2003, 06:29 AM

thanks guys... it worked.

I detached the clutch cable from the tranny and it gave me a ton of slack - which turned out to be the key.

Then, I went in with my brand-spankin new can of PB 'a-blazin' to the master cylinder nuts and the pedal cluster... after a few minutes of letting the PB work in, I was able to remove the lower 2 nuts. that wasn't easy to say the least - i could have used a BF cheater bar but didn't have one - had to use good ol'elbow grease to get it done.

The clutch cable clevis pin actually came out very easily - I pushed pushed it out with a small screw driver - I didn't realize that the forked clasp was part of the pin at first. I thought it was attached to the cluster.

Now, for the rebuild - I don't have a vise to push out the clutch pedal pin, so I will have to take that somewhere to get it down.

Anyway.. thanks for all the help - it was much easier to actually do than I thought when I first looked at the problem.