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Old 20th March 2017, 10:07 PM
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You can see here the error I made in the custom clutch pedal design, it needs more space for the foot, Just needs to be re-shaped slightly, you can the shape needed from brake pedal next to it.

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Old 20th March 2017, 10:15 PM
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It probably also needs that dog-leg to clear the ventilation duct that goes across the pedals.
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Old 21st March 2017, 12:23 PM
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I was looking at cutting down the brake pedal too, to make more room. It can be trimmed enough to fit an A4 brake pedal rubber over to the right of where it sits now.

I don't think the original foot rest will fit with a clutch pedal in there though. at best it would have to be trimmed and re-shaped.

The clutch master to slave connection could be done with stainless braided hose. I live near HEL who will make stuff to drawings. The stub is already on the fluid reservoir so that would just need some hose feeding through a grommet in the pedal box.

I'll have to get measurements of Mike's gearbox mounts and make a jig to duplicate them. I have a local guy who does alloy fabrication who would make a few sets up for beer vouchers
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Old 21st March 2017, 12:26 PM
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I was looking at cutting down the brake pedal too.
I think that would be normal for a manual anyway; auto brake pedals are I think usually larger to allow left-foot braking which some people prefer.

What do Audi do on a manual LHD D2?
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Old 21st March 2017, 07:59 PM
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Goran - did you make provision for the clutch pedal switch? I've just thought about that - its needed on manual models to encourage the ECU to let engine speed drop, and also to disengage the cruise control. Some wiring would be needed in a D2 to hook that up obviously.
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Old 21st March 2017, 08:41 PM
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tps said £4370 retail and £4064 trade + vat
audi huddersfield £4370 and £3933 trade so my discount isn't as good as yours Neil, its a lot more expensive up north don't you know!!!!
my manual parts hunt has so far failed at the first hurdle i can't find a gearbox, missed one at weekend at our sponsors.
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The recon route worries me as i can't see what I'm getting for my money and i have to take somebody else word (i have a friend who recons boxes and I've seen what he does, just fixes the problem with second hand parts and sprays them silver).
Mackies do a full strip-down and refurbish (see photos in this thread), backed by a 3 year warranty (100,000 miles too, I think). It's evident when you visit their workshop (which they like to invite customers to take a tour of) that it's a rebuild production line not just a repair shop.
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thanks mark i'll bear that in mind
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Old 21st March 2017, 10:43 PM
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Goran - did you make provision for the clutch pedal switch? I've just thought about that - its needed on manual models to encourage the ECU to let engine speed drop, and also to disengage the cruise control. Some wiring would be needed in a D2 to hook that up obviously.
Yes, the simplest option would be to bolt or weld on a short piece of aluminium angle onto the existing pedal box side bracket. Here is a rough sketch on the photo of the rhd pedal box. It needs to be checked how much room there is to go outward above the clutch pedal before hitting interior trims such as bottom of the dashboard. It only needs a few cm so I think it should be ok.

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