Heavy Clutch - Master Cylinder?

[Full Throttle]

Has anyone had experience of a heavy clutch pedal and fitted a smaller Master cylinder to reduce the clutch pedal weight? None of the cylinders have lost fluid. Any advice would be gratefully accepted. Thanks

[Basil Brush]

A heavy pedal can be a sign of the clutch on it's way out (diaphram spring work hardening?)

Check the actuation rod is connected to the top hole on the clutch pedal itself as this will affect leverage.

[Full Throttle]

If i fix the clutch assembly to the lower hole, would this not increase the lever force?

[Tuscanuwe]

But then you reduce the moving way!
Will be not very good!

Uwe

[Basil Brush]

Full Throttle said:

If i fix the clutch assembly to the lower hole, would this not increase the lever force?

Er, actually yes you are right. I don't know what I was thinking.

You also run more risk of stressing the fingers too much with more travel so the lower hole on the pedal should be the one, with the top one on the lever it attaches to.

[Full Throttle]

Thanks for the response's, getting a little confussed now tho. If i fix the clutch bracket/assembly to the lower hole this would increase the lever force form the pedal and hense make the pedal lighter? I understand that the linkages will be at different angles to originally designed but the original design doesnt seem that good in the first place! Any further info will be greatly appreciated.