5mt swap - clutch pedal hits main wiring box

[Lockleaf]

92 SVX LSL using 99 Impreza Outback Cable activated clutch 5mt

The clutch pedal, most specifically the cable hook on my clutch pedal goes up right into the white box through which passes tons of wiring. The clutch pedal is mounted exactly on level with the stock brake pedal as I used the stock pedal assembly as the foundation for my modifications.

Has anyone ever encountered this before and if so how did you fix it? I am going to try to break the plastic away from the pedal and just try to move the wiring harnesses a few inches so that I have clearance but what other ideas do you have?

[jeffast]

mine did that to, i just kinda ignored it and it eventually went away

[TomsSVX]

cut the plastic and tie the wires away from the arm... Thats the procedure you kinda have to follow

Tom

[SVXRide]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

cut the plastic and tie the wires away from the arm... Thats the procedure you kinda have to follow

Tom

hey, shouldn't you be working?
-Bill

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by SVXRide

hey, shouldn't you be working?
-Bill

sorry too busy uploading pictures from yesterday

Tom

[Lockleaf]

figured that was the method i needed to take. I was just curious if I had done something and ended up with an issue that no one had had. I wasn't sure because I didn't see anything in any of the write ups about it. Thanks guys.

[TomsSVX]

gotta be honest, the writeup I did was more or less for hydroulic pedal assemblies, as they are more common

Tom

[svxfiles]

What I did on the last 5 speed was to shim the top of the pedal box with a 1/8" thick, 2" wide, (approx) 5" long metal shim, making the contact less, and the resultant pressure less.
Its not perfect but we are working on it.

[Lockleaf]

I took the simple route. I busted the entire box completely out, took some zip ties and tied the whole trunk as close to firewall as existing holes would permit. It just clears the pedal and cable assembly.