Andrewspencer

New to this forum so if I am out of format or out of place I am sorry.

1986 911
I put in a new clutch cable, helper spring and pedal return spring (after about 30 attempts!) only to find the real culprit was the clutch arm bushing.

At this point my thought is to bite the bullet and rebuild the the whole cluster. Per the Bentley manual (and the rust) I need to repaint it.

Has anyone done the epsom salt bath with electrodes to de- rust parts?

Thanks for any insights!

Andrew

theiceman

Hi Andrew and welcome ... you are in the right place .
When i did mine i just had some minor surface rust so brushed it off and hit it with some rust paint.


The project isnt too bad .. you will get some discusion of original nylon bushings vs bronze ones. I went with bronze kit and it has worked great .. i spent the weekend doing it and it was a very worth while project.

User 4221

Do you mean electrolysis like this video?


Seems possible but it may be a bit extreme.

mrm 930

yes - I did mine and look great

Just take it apart and give it to a powder coater. they will use a aluminum oxide dust particles to blast the parts. Did mine in a satin black - came out fab!

Andrewspencer

yes! that is what I was planning on doing. But the weather is fighting me a bit too much so I will probably just replace the bushing on the clutch pedal (what is actually worn) and rebuild / paint when the weather turns.

and yes! if I had not left my sand blast cabinet and powercoat setup with a friend when I left MD for TX I probably would do the same thing. although, (not to start another topic) I didn't find the powder coating to hold up any better than painting. (part of the reason I left it in MD)

Iceman where did you get your pedal covers? Do you like them better than the stock ones? They seems like they might hold onto wet shoes a bit better.

theiceman

That pic is the metal before I put the covers on

Andrewspencer

I only had time, patience and weather to replace the totally worn out brass busing on the actuator end of the clutch pedal assembly.

Hopefully this trick will help someone else.

With the pedal assembly still in the car.

Disconnect the clutch cable on both ends.

with the bushing exposed do not try to beat it out with a hammer you will risk bending the arm.

Instead you need:
1x M6x35 bolt
1x M6 nut
3x m10 Washers
2x M6 or 8 washers
1x new bushing

2x 10 mm wrenches

working from left to right (and as you are putting them on the arm:

Nut, 6mm washer, new bushing, clutch arm, 3x 10mm washers tapped together, 6mm washer, bolt.

The idea is the 10mm washers make a bit of a pocked that you are pushing the old bushing into. also the 6mm washer next to the nut will supply you with a positive stop so you get the new bushing perfectly centered on the arm.

for those that are more visual:
All lined up:


Helps if your hard ware is color matching:



and the old bushing: