Clutch pedal mount, is this right?
 

Could anybody check thier FD and let me know if this is anywhere near correct. I have a hard time believing it if it is? im going to check the FSM but if anyone can check thiers for me that would help too.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235261277

well the FSM dosent show anything in that relation so im relying on you guys dont let me down!!

z

I dont recall the big washer thing but it can only really line up one way

ok so i found a pic of what my trashed FD had. As you can see the top is mounted correctly and so is the bottom at the fire wall. now i took mine out of my current FD and tried to line it up with this stripped FD shell that as you can see had a pedal mounted correctly and it will not mount correctly in this one either???? WTF it dosent look bent or anything so anybody got any ideas???

z

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235267828


OK so i took some measurements and obviously the pedal is too short but WHY????? From to the firewall to the top mount stud is around 9.5" but my pedal is about 8.X" take look at these

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235268791
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235268791

and heres the clutch pedal in question.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235268921
Now the only thing i can think is the top bracket was out of alignment when spot welded and some how made it through into the car????? WTF so it looks like to fix it i will have to drill out the spot welds realign it at the correct length and then tig it back together.


another thing that i should state is the only difference between these two cars im testing this off of is the black one is a 94 and the montego blue is a 93.

z

differences between model years, maybe.

The parts numbers are the same in the '93 and '94 parts fiche. In this picture, it looks like there is a hole behind the stud. Could you move the stud back to the hole behind it?

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235268791

there is a hole there but its offset and only goes through the first layer of sheet metal and is offset by about an inch if i remember right. that could be an option but id rather cut and reweld the clutch bracket correctly as you can see in the pic the top mount point isnt even flush its angled upwards.

hey if anyone with a 94+ could take a picture of theres we could compare but by the measurments between a 93 and a 94 they are the same.

z

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1235274172

Fixed!! not pretty but fixed. i had to drill out the spot welds holding the bracket in place, reposition it and weld it back together. i also had to redrill holes and make holders for the spring retainers so it keeps the same spring pressure and pedal feel.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1239578505

crap welds

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1239578505

spring tabs

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1239578505

z

Can't see the welds, who cares....looks like they're strong enough. If it works, good to ya. :icon_tup:

clutch Pedal
 

This is interesting. Mine is all apart so I will check mine and see what the length is. Although mine is a 93 as well.

Clutch Pedal
 

Checked the length of my pedal and it is indeed longer than 9 inches. The end closest to the driver meets the noise/shield material and does not have that big washer.

well kinda makes ya wonder dont it even has the FD01 code and everything wonder what a fc clutch pedal looks like? or some typr of explanation as to why there is this piece of s*** pedal in my car from the factory? But i have no way of know if it came that way or not. oh well fixed now.

z