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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
Originally Posted by JesseT
How can you get more clutch travel AND a lighter pedal?
I'm at least using the standard mk3 quadrant with my AP and have absolutely no issues with the pedal. The clutch could take some more torque tough...
The pedal is lighter, because you are using a larger diameter Quadrant, the same way its easier to undo bolts with a ratchet with the longest handle possible

And you get more lift also again because the quadrant is a larger diameter, it has a larger circumference so it pulls more cable when fully depressed
In-correct......

As JesseT says you can't have BOTH increased clutch travel AND a lighter pedal.

The imposed load into the system is not directly applied to the Quadrant lever but to the pedal arm. The output is related to the lever arm ratio.

You can have either a lighter pedal and less stroke OR a stiffer pedal and a longer stroke.

It is possible to prove by moment equations but I'm not going to
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