Clutch pedal sticks in down position

jim ayers said
Yes, it is a diaphragm style. When I bought the car it had a lever style clutch in it and it took tremendous foot pedal pressure to hold it to the floor. This despite the fact the "override?" spring is positioned where it assists holding the pedal down. I will probably remove the spring first, and go from there.

toolmanmike said
It has been posted that the override spring should be removed when using ta diafram clutch. Try it and see what happens. tmm

Hi Jim, first off i have to come clean that all the Mopars i've owned were automatics and all my 3/4 spd. experience was with GM products..........i know:violent1:. Mike has a good idea to try and that sounds right to me since that style plate requires less pedal pressure. However if you still have the issue afterwards it's probably a geometry issue where the range of motion is just too much for that plate. Different people have different styles they prefer. Some like to floorboard on shifts and some like the pedal higher. I personally like the pedal high with just a inch or so of freeplay, but many times i had to restrict the downward travel. A few cars i even made adjustable stops mounted to the floor. If you like a low pedal then without changing rod pivot points and fork lengths you'd just have to deal with a little more freeplay at the top. I know im getting too complicated but what i'm trying to say is with a little adjustment experimenting you can find a compromise between over engagement and excessive freeplay at the top. Good luck and keep in touch with you results.

P.S. Before someone takes me too task i guess i should mension that when the clutch is disengaged i like to have around a .080 to .100 air gap between the disk & plate. That would be a minimum of course, a tiny bit more wont hurt. I know many recommend a smaller gap, fine for performance only applications, but i like a little more on primarily street setups so in traffic, city, fairgrounds, etc. engagement doesn't feel so "grabby" OK i'll shut up now:D