stiff clutch pedal help

beerboy said

I am 59, in good shape, and I know my 1970 duster was not like this. I also have some friends with older muscle cars, mostly Camaros and there clutches are no t near as hard to press in as this.I bought the car from a guy in a n upstate n.y rural area, where there were stop lights every 50 miles. I live near buffalo , and I would not want to be in a traffic jam with this clutch. you can actually hear the sound of the springs when you press pedal down, any how if I can,t get used to it, guys are saying its because its a 3 finger borg and beck plate, so I either deal with it or go to a ram , or centerforce set up, as this a street car only, no beating or racing !! thems my choices

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GM cars typically used diaphragm clutches when new which don't take as much force to operate as a B&B.

The Centerforce is a diaphragm also and the big spring under the dash must be removed. Sounds like that's what you might want. You could always call Wayne Brewer or Jamie Passon for their opinions.

One problem with buying old cars is it's like a box of chocolates, you don't know what you have until you bite into it. No telling what's in there now until you look. You might remove the inspection cover (if there is one) and have a look. Post a pic even. Not doubting your memory, but it could be just a little rusty.

I keep threatening to convert to a 4 speed (have all the parts) and bought a "new" Centerforce over the summer. It looks like it was bolted down in a store display but it's obviously never been used and the price was right. No actual experience with it yet though.

Oh yeah one more thing, take the Z-bar out and make sure the nylon bushings are in good shape and greased. Every little bit might help. Sometimes they go steel-to-steel and start wearing the pivots. You can get all that stuff new.