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Finally frigging cold and clutch pedal seems stiff.... 200 1985Ti

posted by  someone claiming to be Paul Seminara on  Mon Dec 11 03:38 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Well we got below 20° F last night.

The 245Ti cranked over and started like a champ this AM. Warmed up great. Shifts perfectly with the Series 2000....but the clutch pedal took more effort than usual. Either it's my cold bones or something stiffens up in the cold.

It really isn't a huge problem because shifting is fine, and good lube was used at the clutch moving points, but what would cause this cold pedal stiffness? Is it the cable, the captured lube in the cable?







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    Re: Finally frigging cold and clutch pedal seems stiff.... 200 1985Ti

    posted by  someone claiming to be John Sargent on  Mon Dec 11 12:20 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    Its the cable, Paul. Notice how it doesn't push out as hard as you have to push in? Simple friction, my friend. Pull the cable out and work some thin penetrating oil with graphite into it. You will be amazed at the difference. Maybe your favorite manufacturer of lube products has something equivalent. Sometimes just solvent will disolve enough old crud to make them free up. I just did a $250 cable control on my other maintenance hobby with the penetrating oil and graphite. It now works great.







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    Re: Finally frigging cold and clutch pedal seems stiff.... 200 1985Ti

    posted by  someone claiming to be Bram Smits on  Mon Dec 11 10:46 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    Hmm, 20F yup, that's well below freezing. Probably water that somehow made its way into the cable and froze up, causing fricition. These cables are/should be unlubricated, or lubricated with silicone spray, so lube would be unlikely to freeze.

    Bran






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