How have you broke your clutch pedal? Chime in!!!

[91white_ka]

Basically I just want accelerate a little R&D process. Chime in with anyway you have broke your clutch pedal or clutch pedal assembly.

For instance I personally of severed the spot welds of the assembly frame. Over time with a very stiff rps Clutch The pedal frame ripped apart on me.

Also a more common issue is the clutch pedal tension spring eating the the hook for the pedal itself.

Who else has more trouble spots?

[shanelach]

Mine snapped at the spot welds the first day I installed my ACT Xtreme setup. In the middle of a major intersection in the city. I was pretty confused when it happened.

But yeah, I drilled out the welds and bolted it together to get it home, then welded the bracket completely later on. Replaced the spring and all the bushings and pins while I had it out.

The spring was eating away at the hook on mine as well. I filled it with a weld then replaced the plastic retainer.

[ghoti]

I always thought the Nismo reinforced clutch pedal assembly was a joke until I read this thread's title

[91white_ka]

Yeah I'm selling a couple I have repaired and welded the frames. I think welding the frame is like night and day difference in pedal feel. I just want to see if anyone else out there has found problem areas so I can make the most solid pedals possible for myself and others.

[fliprayzin240sx]

This shit is common, specially for the clutch kickers.

[YA DIG]

Thats funny mine snapped at the spot welds yesterday in a intersection

[91white_ka]

Originally Posted by YA DIG

Thats funny mine snapped at the spot welds yesterday in a intersection

Pm me, I have one that won't break.

[Oni_kage]

I broke my clutch fork somehow, but not my pedal... I had no idea this was an issue!

[KendallH]

Never happened to me personally but I had a friend who DD'd with a stage 5 unsprung clutch and broke 3 of them.

[YA DIG]

Originally Posted by 91white_ka

Pm me, I have one that won't break.

Thx but my buddy is coming over tomorrow to take care of it.

[hotlavaflow]

I've been rocking a Stage 5 on my daily for a while now you guys have me shook smh. I have a spare clutch pedal, guess I'll weld it up.

[91white_ka]

Deffinately a good idea. That's one of the tricky parts that can leave you stranded and be hard to find.

[genericforumname]

any chance of having a better description on where to add the welds? are you literally just rewelding the same joints or adding in new materiel also?

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by genericforumname

any chance of having a better description on where to add the welds? are you literally just rewelding the same joints or adding in new materiel also?

You're more or less just adding more welds. I'd add a small bead where the pieces come together. Maybe .500" in a few spots. I dont think the bracket was engineered to handle as much stress as the stiffer pressure plates transfer to the pedal. Thank god for stock like pedal feel for multi-plate clutches!

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

This shit is common, specially for the clutch kickers.

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[codyace]

Mine broke a few welds at at track day a few years back, was certainly an interesting thing as I didn't have much other choice other than to keep driving it. It worked, but it was funky!

Took it all out, and added more spot welds. It was night and day different when using it after tat as the assembly wasn't flexing. Nice little mod in regard to a better feeling car.