Clutch Pedal and Return Spring

[steeleco]

I just bought a 2003 Boxster with 11700 miles. The car is perfect. The Clutch pedal seems to have a real strong return spring. I looked up with a mirror at the spring action under the dash and was wondering if anyone has ever had it replaced with a weaker one. My wife likes to drive the car and I don't want her left leg to get bigger than her right leg. Anybody have a comment? Thanks

[CJ_Boxster]

I personally have not heard of replacing the spring BUT i have heard of new or near new clutch pressure plates being hard to press due to it new age and strength... It'll get softer with age or your leg will get stronger with age also.... Quick question, Is your wife a model? I personally never seen anyone get a large calf muscle from driving a manual car with a tough clutch pedal.

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

There is no weaker Spring available. It'll loosen with time...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[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.

[John V]

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.