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Old 06-23-2010, 05:50 PM
Grubby Grubby is offline
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Originally Posted by Jason View Post
I don't think there would be a difference in strength, and for length it would have to be the same as the transmission is in the same position relative to the car. Granted the mount on the bellhousing may be slightly different, but the cable is adjustable. If you have the cable that goes with the pedal you have, you should be set. I'm not sure if the end at the clutch release arm is the same on the gas and diesel bellhousing though.

Jason
Jason, back to that gas to diesel m46 build: I measured the tubes that the throwout bearings run on, in the gas vs diesel, and there was a centimeter or more difference in the position of the tubes relative to the plane where the bell housing mates to the block. I think this relates to the different thickness of the diesel clutch and flywheel compared to the gas. Also, the diesel cable has a longer length of cable coming out of the bell housing end. I am guessing this is also related to the thickness of the flywheel and/or clutch. So, it looks like I'm going to have to use a diesel cable and clutch pedal after all. Anyway, thought I should let you know for future reference. I'll post again if I discover something different. I am hoping I can use a 740 clutch pedal, because the diesel cable cross references with all 700 series manual shifts, gas and diesel, at least according to a parts supplier I looked it up on. So, as long as that pedal fits in my sheet metal pedal carrier, I'm golden. If not, its might be hard to find a 240 diesel clutch pedal.
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