MX83 Clutch Pedal Fookedness

[takai]

Going off the information on both here and on Cressida forums i went with the GA70 pedal combo which apparently lots of other people have used.

However, while it bolts up, i cant get enough travel on the clutch pedal to actuate the clutch.

I first bolted it up, and then the clutch pedal was somewhere down near the ground, so as implied by someone else i spaced out the bracketry so that the pedal was further from the firewall, hence more movement:


However, now the clutch master shaft doesnt actually meet up with the pedal attachment, and thats by like 15mm or so:


But now the clutch pedal lines up:


Im starting to think that all the people who have been yelling and screaming about GA70 stuff are all yanks who dont think about RHD, and due to the trans tunnel hump the pedal hits there now.
Either that or the wreckers who sold me the pedal and bracket had their heads up their arses and its not from a GA70.

What do people think?

[Pure_In_Sanity]

Can you just redrill the hole for the clevis pin?
Although probably best to wait for the manual jzx83 boys to jump on.

Cheers
Phil

[takai]

Not enough meat to shift the clevis pin back any. Thinking ill just pop a longer pushrod into the clutch master.
The only reason i even posted this was because there are so many people swearing by the *A70 combo.

[Cressid@]

I used A70 clutch pedal. Worked perfect for me! I spaced it out to line it up with the brake pedal.
And yes there is not much travel. At first I have to floor it to the ground for an easy shift.
Since then I modified and weld a nut on the back of the (U shape thing) to extend it longer.
Now I have more length and more adjustability.

[Dale]

Extend the pushrod on the MC slightly, it's what I had to do when I used a jza70 clutch pedal combo in an mx83 (I'm assuming jza70 and ga70 share the same clutch pedal assembly)

[takai]

Yeah i assume so. I just pulled the whole assembly out. with the clutch pedal at full negative travel (i.e. without the bolt stopper) it has 2 threads of contact with the pushrod without spacers. Obviously nothing with spacers.

Ill just go see if the local brake shop (and the not-so-local-but-close-to-work one) have any longer pushrods, otherwise ill just modify a longer M8 stainless high tensile bolt.

[ollie83]

Hey takai, this sucks mate. Its has to be the most frustrating thing to happen after getting everything in and finding out the pedal's not going to fit! I was always under the impression that GX81 pedals were the best option though? Does anyone know if this is true and if you have the same travel problem with those pedals?
You'l have to let all of us know how it goes so others with the same problem can sort it out!

[mumblezzz]

GX81 is the only bolt in option. I cut and re-welded a JZA70 pedal to sit out further and left it bolted in the normal position.

[takai]

http://forums.toyotacressida.net/for...t=clutch+pedal < that thread would claim otherwise. MANY people in there and other threads on TC forums and here claiming that A70 pedals fit up fine, no cutting, no drilling, no anything.

Complete bullshit.

[Cressid@]

They all said they need to drill 2 holes.
No one said it is perfect fit, but with minor modifications it will work!

[takai]

Ok, apart from those two holes everyone has said it works fine. Ive drilled two holes, spaced it out, welded a nut onto the back of the bracket, fabbed up a brace and replaced the pushrod... sofar.

[ollie83]

Ok, apart from those two holes everyone has said it works fine. Ive drilled two holes, spaced it out, welded a nut onto the back of the bracket, fabbed up a brace and replaced the pushrod... sofar.

haha, classic

[takai]

Yup, completely bolt up.... no modifications needed.... oh wait, need to drill two holes... oh wait, have to space it out... oh wait need longer pushrods too.... oh and bend the clutch pedal.... oh and reweld nuts onto the bracket.... oh and making braces....

Isnt exactly bolt up at all.

Im more than happy to fab stuff and work with what there is, however when the bleating coming from people is that its all "bolt up" when it obviously isnt is bloody annoying.

[Dale]

Yeah the misinformation on the subject is pretty piss poor, I had a thread on it a while ago and tried to sort out the fact from the fiction after feeling your pain

http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34336

[The Real Roadrunner]

ive used JZX90 stuff b4 and while it doesn't "bolt on" the only mod i made was to the bracket that bolts to the dash section needed to be slotted or cut/reweld. other than that not one part needed to be touched.


cheers
linden