Please god tell me this is all I need for manual-swap pedals.

[J308]

So I didn't have time to pull the pedal box, so I googlied the clutch pedal on-site. So yeah, someone confirm this is all I need for manual-swap from a pedal perspective. Planning on remanned cyls.
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[reelizmpro]

You do realize the brake pedal on the automatic is 3x as wide right? Go get the damn pedal box and swap it all over.

[J308]

You do realize the brake pedal on the automatic is 3x as wide right? Go get the damn pedal box and swap it all over.

No, I don't but that makes sense because a drove an automatic once, it was like a 82 Chevy.

I didn't have time to pull the pedalbox, because the damn thing wouldn't come out and yard I was at was closing and went around with a bullhorn and said get the fuck out.

The main malfunction I was having when trying to get it out was I don't know how the brake pedal comes off of the booster plunger. Then bullhorn, done.

Someone want to shed some light on how to get it out? If it's quick, I can head by there and grab it before work.

[J308]

BTW, when I googled, some asshole from BFc said all you needed was the clutch pedal and that you could drill the three holes in the assy for the auto. Guess he's an idiot.

P.P.S: I haven't ever driven an auto e30, I bought mine, unloaded it, and started sourcing parts for the swap. Hence my ignorance.

[xwill112x]

The brake pedal is attached to the booster by a pin and a clip. Not that hard. Undo the clip, push the pin out, done. as for the rest of the assembly I cannot say for sure.

[MR 325]

Is your car an airbag car?

If so you CAN just swap the 5 speed clutch and brake pedals on to it without changing the whole box.

[J308]

Is your car an airbag car?

If so you CAN just swap the 5 speed clutch and brake pedals on to it without changing the whole box.

It is an airbag car judging from this pic. However, I still don't know where to disconnect the damn brake pedal from the booster. All I see is 4 nuts on the firewall.

Just for peace of mind, this IS the SRS wheel, correct?

[mitchlevy7]

if you just bolt on the clutch pedal it will interfere with the brake pedal and that will not work. you should either get the whole pedal set (disconnect the 4 bolts from brake booster and unclip the booster from the brake pedal and then there are 2 bolts on the top behind the steering column.) make sure you have all the bushings inside the pedal so its not loose when it goes on there. the pedal assy. is a pain

[J308]

So I picked up the GD brake pedal today. Pushed the pin out, pulled it off.

I attempted to get the pedal box out... yeah NO. The damn column had those bolts with no heads on them... I believe you refer to them as shear bolts.

No way to get them off to drop the column to get the pedal box. Looks like I'll be sourcing a pedalbox if the SRS car doesn't have the same one Auto to Manual.

Can anyone confirm?

[nates 87 325is]

If you got the 4 nuts out and the 2 bolts up top out it should come out with a little wiggling and some force!

[whodwho]

As Matt mentioned above, just change the pedals out and not the box and don't worry about using the spring assembly on the clutch pedal if the donor has one.

[J308]

If you got the 4 nuts out and the 2 bolts up top out it should come out with a little wiggling and some force!

Can you get the top two bolts out without dropping the column? I didn't see room for an open ended wrench in there, but I suppose it is possible...

As Matt mentioned above, just change the pedals out and not the box and don't worry about using the spring assembly on the clutch pedal if the donor has one.

So I have an SRS 325i car. Pulling from a 318 SRS donor.

I have the clutch pedal, the brake pedal, and the bushing and nut. I'm getting a new clutch master and slave.

All I should need now is the clutch return spring?

[whodwho]

You don't need the spring assembly, it is an assisting spring to lighten the pedal pressure and is not a return spring.

[Garageaholic]

If u think you can do this job with just an open ended wrench, then maybe this job isn't for you.

Pure and simple: 4 13mm nuts on firewall (socket), 2 13mm nuts above (socket), clutch master cylinder, brake pedal pin, switches......done. it's not that hard.

[J308]

You don't need the spring assembly, it is an assisting spring to lighten the pedal pressure and is not a return spring.

Ah, thanks. Honestly I was parts shopping for two different vehicles and can't remember half of what I was looking at in the time crunch.

If u think you can do this job with just an open ended wrench, then maybe this job isn't for you.

Pure and simple: 4 13mm nuts on firewall (socket), 2 13mm nuts above (socket), clutch master cylinder, brake pedal pin, switches......done. it's not that hard.

Yeah man I went in with nothing but a 12mm combination. You mean you can't take the entire car apart with just that? Seriously, I appreciate the advice, but everyone has to start somewhere, and the first time I've done anything has been the first time. Sorry I don't perform manual swaps every weekend. This is my first one and I know it's a bear. No need to be negative.

I tried to get a socket in first, and it was blocked by the column. I tried to drop the column and got it loose, but there are two round headed "bolts" threaded into weld nuts. I read a quick blurb that said to dremel a slot in them and them remove them with a screwdriver, but this was from my phone, in the yard, and I didn't happen to have a battery powered dremel in my tool bag. I'm not sure such a thing exists.

Are you familiar with these bolts? If there is an easier way, please enlighten me. I can assure you the one I was looking at didn't look like it was held in by 6, easy-to-reach bolts.