[mkiv] crank walk

Harry CHILCOT gt5champ at msn.com
Sun Jun 26 14:38:38 CDT 2005


You can go onto the website for your clutch and they should be able to tell 
you the amount of pedal pressure your clutch requires. Like Lance said there 
should not be any unbalanced clutches being sold, certainly not as a unit. I 
have had clutches balanced before but never in a street car. The 
manufacturer's balance should be sufficient for a street car.

I think many Supra owners forget that they are in fact not a "race" car. 
Taking them to the drag strip or to a track event does not make them a 
"race" car if they are not required to be trailer. I have read about owners 
doing things to Supras that I didn't do to true race cars (non street legal 
cars built and designed just for racing) which makes me wonder. Also, 
remember when you say no one in your area knows enough about Supras that 
they are still a Toyota, not a Ferrari. Any good tech should be able to help 
you with a clutch problem. It does not have to be someone that works 
exclusively on Supras. I think we get carried away with the fact that it is 
a "Supra". They have certain things that make them unique as most cars do, 
but a clutch is a clutch is a clutch here guys. I have had mine torn apart 
from bumper to bumper at one time or another and from underneath they look 
like any other front engine, rear wheel drive car I have ever worked on. 
Some of us tend to get carried away with ourselves because it is a Supra! 
Find a good tech (word of mouth is best - who do your friends take their 
cars to) and take the car to him and have him check it out.

I'm done now.  Good luck with it.

Harry




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