Clutch Stop ???

[Aerton]

Hey Guys, I searched for Clutch Stop and I could not find yeah or nay in the forum. What say yeah?

I found they on ebay and of course you can make one for $3 bucks.

[kronus]

yes.

[george graves]

I think I have a 2 or 3 extras in a box somewhere.

[EA8]

what is a clutch stop??

noob in da house

[kronus]

what is a clutch stop??

noob in da house

When you press down the clutch, it completely disengages and the pedal then travels about 1.5" further to the floor. The clutch stop stops the pedal right after the point where it disengages, so you can just stomp on it and not waste time.

[Stephen]

yes get one

Make one yourself, get a UUC one whatever. even the nicest of ones are less than 20$

[EA8]

me likey ... so basically less time spent pushing in the clutch :D

any drawbacks? more wear on the clutch maybe??

sorry Aerton if it seems i am taking over your thread. Cheers

[george graves]

any drawbacks? more wear on the clutch maybe?

No, just adjust it so that the clutch is fully disengaged when the petal hits the stop. No drilling is requited either. All e30's have a "nut-sert" type of thing in the floor board. Just remove the stock little rubber part, thread in a bold with a stop nut, and add a rubber stop to the top. Adjust, and enjoy.

[EA8]

"Late model vehicles have a dual position, solid state clutch switch which requires the clutch pedal to be depressed nearly completely to the floor in order to start the vehicle. For these vehicles, the clutch stop cannot be adjusted to the limits of the clutch pedal engagement unless the clutch switch is modified. Modifications to the clutch switch are required to allow for both vehicle start and cruise control functions to be retained"


any comments on this statement that i found on Rogue engineering?? Is it really necessary to perform the clutch switch mod??

cheers

[Stephen]

i think when they say late model they dont mean late model e30

[george graves]

I have an 89 325is. I didn't change it for mine.

[erik325i]

"Late model vehicles have a dual position, solid state clutch switch which requires the clutch pedal to be depressed nearly completely to the floor in order to start the vehicle. For these vehicles, the clutch stop cannot be adjusted to the limits of the clutch pedal engagement unless the clutch switch is modified. Modifications to the clutch switch are required to allow for both vehicle start and cruise control functions to be retained"


any comments on this statement that i found on Rogue engineering?? Is it really necessary to perform the clutch switch mod??

cheers

No e30s are like this. They didn't start doing that until e36s as far as I know.

Erik

[EA8]

I am for sure adding this to my to do list for my ix:p

[Aerton]

EA8 You infidel you stole my thread, may a thousand camels spit on you....

jk

So we adjust by feel not a precise measurement?

me likey ... so basically less time spent pushing in the clutch :D

any drawbacks? more wear on the clutch maybe??

sorry Aerton if it seems i am taking over your thread. Cheers

[brandondan1]

So we adjust by feel not a precise measurement?

Well depending on the condition of your components (master/slave cylinder, type of fluid, air in system etc) not everyone's clutch disengages at the same point, so individual adjustment is needed. Also, people have different preferences on how much pedal travel they want, so it's best to experiment for yourself.