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Old 11-29-2006, 03:24 AM   #5
John V
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kenkamm
A softer spring would not work anyway. The spring provides pressure against the foot in the first half of the travel, but pushes the opposite way in the second half of the travel, assisting you in compressing the clutch springs. Thus, if you replaced the spring with a softer one, the effort would be reduced for the first half of the travel, but would actually be increased from there to the floor.

Cheers.
Right, and anyway the spring isn't what your foot is fighting when you press the clutch. Your foot is fighting the action of the pressure plate.
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