clutch

[Charlie]

Hi guys, I have a Volvo green box clutch and soft pedal conversion fitted. I am going to changing back to std clutch and fork do use have any preferable make for the clutch kit.

[Matt Cole]

For a standard clutch I guess LUK would be a good choice. Not sure if valeo do a standard clutch kit but if the do, I would go for that one.:agree:

[Charlie]

For a standard clutch I guess LUK would be a good choice. Not sure if valeo do a standard clutch kit but if the do, I would go for that one.:agree:
Cheers Matt, will check with my local motor factors.

[J$£5GTT]

Why? are you experiencing issues?

[Mr Raider]

Valeo greenbox is best clutch for the R5GTT really, depends if you have soft pedal conversion fitted which can get in the way of a breadbin intercooler or just go with stock clutch fork with
either OE or Valeo clutch.

[J$£5GTT]

Valeo greenbox is best clutch for the R5GTT really, depends if you have soft pedal conversion fitted which can get in the way of a breadbin intercooler or just go with stock clutch fork with
either OE or Valeo clutch.

I have Valeo green box using soft pedal arm and have a K-tec intercooler,bread bin was Gt Tuning item? if that an issue just bin it and fit a smaller one.
#gains

[Mr Raider]

Gt tuning breadbin intercoolers are getting abit thin on the ground and worth good money these days... ;)

[Charlie]

Hi guys, not been on for a while. I have the green box clutch plus the soft pedal conversion Clio 172 kit. My problem is my clutch pedal sit very high I had to remove the plastic block from the pedal box to get the clutch to clear which causes the pedal to sit high. I'm I doing something wrong, I have the engine out at the moment and sent my gearbox off for a overhaul before fitting because I don't want to be doing this again. If I have done something wrong help would be appreciated before installing again.

cheers

[Ian S]

You simply saw a mm or two off the top of that plastic block.

It's detailed in the article I think.

[Charlie]

You simply saw a mm or two off the top of that plastic block.

It's detailed in the article I think.
Cheers Ian, I don't know what to do. Not got my box back yet and I'm going to Spain F1 next week so hopefully have the box back when I get back home then it decision time what to do.

[J$£5GTT]

Hi guys, not been on for a while. I have the green box clutch plus the soft pedal conversion Clio 172 kit. My problem is my clutch pedal sit very high I had to remove the plastic block from the pedal box to get the clutch to clear which causes the pedal to sit high. I'm I doing something wrong, I have the engine out at the moment and sent my gearbox off for a overhaul before fitting because I don't want to be doing this again. If I have done something wrong help would be appreciated before installing again.

cheers

I had that issue after we fitted the new green box clutch and soft pedal kit my pedal sat very high,all we did was set up the ratchet on the clutch pedal and once that was in place it sat perfect in-line with the others,i still have my original stop block in place not a problem at all.
:agree:

[rat1]

i did the same thing as J and set it up with the ratchet, the pedal is still about an inch high but i don't mind that.it's worth considering how your going to use it, as in a lot of gear changes,stuck in traffic etc.the std set up becomes very heavy.also think about clutch cables, in the first 2 years mine broke twice, after fitting the soft pedal conversion im still on the same cable 5 years later.

[francob80]

Just playing devils advocate here but why would you want a soft pedal conversion on a standard clutch or even a valeo for that matter? Surely it's soft enough as it is?

[rat1]

Just playing devils advocate here but why would you want a soft pedal conversion on a standard clutch or even a valeo for that matter? Surely it's soft enough as it is? its like i said it can be just a matter how you use the car.a std clutch isn't to bad but its not the lightest pedal out there,i live just inside the m25 so get a lot of traffic,it didn't take long before you felt it, and there's the extra strain on the cable. but it nominally just a matter of how you like the clutch pedal to feel.

[Ian S]

set up the ratchet on the clutch pedal!! You can't do that if it's working correctly. The ratchet is the self adjusting mechanism and in normal use the teeth ARE NOT engaged until the pedal is pressed. Sometime they do jam, but that a fault condition.

Sawing the block is the way. It's all in the article(s) I wrote 15 years or so ago :)

[Ian S]

why would you want a soft pedal conversion on a standard clutch or even a Valeo for that matter? Surely it's soft enough as it is?No its not nearly soft enough. Renault / Volvo designed it for the Clio and Volvo and that harder clutch. It's not for weak soft people!! It's for reliability and usability. And it provides MUCH better control during the bite point.

Again, detailed the article(s) I wrote.

[francob80]

Pretty certain I didn't mention "weak soft people"

I was was simply interested in peoples opinion.

[Ian S]

I did include some opinion in the article :)

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?4732-Extended-clutch-release-arm-conversion-%28from-old-site%29

[francob80]

The opinions might be made by "weak soft people" though. :laugh:

[Alex]

Soft pedal conversion - pah! :D

[GaryS]

Be a MAN! :D