I think someone replaced my clutch pedal with a cat!

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:40 am

J33ma, I didn't think the pedal in the S2 exige is the same design - if your car is out of warranty you need to establish whether or not the pedal design is the same before buying the kit!

Cheers,
Robin

delands · Post by **delands** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:05 am

Not often that I can comment on technical side but

I agree with Robin.

D Dibbly · Post by **D Dibbly** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:49 am

Thanks folks, that's very helpful.

P.S. Mac, that coolant problem was HGF

but got it fixed for a reasonable sum.

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:32 pm

D Dibbly wrote:Thanks folks, that's very helpful.

P.S. Mac, that coolant problem was HGF but got it fixed for a reasonable sum.

An elise with HGF - now that is unusual...........It's normally the head that fails not the gasket

Mac

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:35 pm

sounds like you sold the guy a pup

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:07 pm

Note to self - never buy a car from Mac!

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:25 pm

robin wrote:J33ma, I didn't think the pedal in the S2 exige is the same design - if your car is out of warranty you need to establish whether or not the pedal design is the same before buying the kit!

Cheers,
Robin

Thanks for the heads up , Will try silicon spray

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:26 pm

If you cycle....GT85 works....

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:28 pm

BTW I was not impressed with the trunnion kit, it didn't seem to fit in the bearings properly, that said I didn't actually fit it so I can't really comment on how well it works. A bit of steel bar, a Biggest Nizzy and a couple of cheap sealed bearings would do a much better job, its not exactly a complicated mechanism...

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:36 pm

GregR wrote:sounds like you sold the guy a pup

It was like that when I bought it - blame the previous owner

(note: car did not develop HGF to quite some time after it was sold on)

D Dibbly · Post by **D Dibbly** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:03 pm

mac wrote:
GregR wrote:sounds like you sold the guy a pup

It was like that when I bought it - blame the previous owner

(note: car did not develop HGF to quite some time after it was sold on)

True, in all fairness nothing else has ever gone wrong with the car and this is a common problem on elises at 47k miles - unfortunately

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:27 pm

D Dibbly wrote:
mac wrote:
GregR wrote:sounds like you sold the guy a pup

It was like that when I bought it - blame the previous owner

(note: car did not develop HGF to quite some time after it was sold on)
True, in all fairness nothing else has ever gone wrong with the car and this is a common problem on elises at 47k miles - unfortunately

Shhhhh -53k and counting!

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:31 pm

I fitted the brass bush about 18 months ago, the difference in the pedal feel was amazing! Pig of a job but apparantly the nylon bush is wearing away the aluminium pedal all the time so best replaced at some point.

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:46 pm

D Dibbly wrote:
mac wrote:
GregR wrote:sounds like you sold the guy a pup

It was like that when I bought it - blame the previous owner

(note: car did not develop HGF to quite some time after it was sold on)
True, in all fairness nothing else has ever gone wrong with the car and this is a common problem on elises at 47k miles - unfortunately

That's because I fix all the fun jobs that the previous owner left me - including the "add lightness" job when I had to remove half a field

Mac