Adding studs to clutch master?

[69NEWCLASSNH]

I did the pedal box removal this weekend.  Wasn't that bad, took about an hour. Hardest part was getting a wrench over the engine bay side of the clutch master bolts.

Has anyone figured out a way to make it easier for the next time around?  I'm thinking about integrating some studs into the clutch slave, when I go to install it. 

 

Would've saved me about 20 minutes, and you wouldn't have to get under the car in order to remove it.  

 

Besides that, the only time suck was the brake pedal fastener.  It was stuck in there pretty good, and had to be soaked before she would slide out.  

 

Pics of the carnage, just because.    - Dry ice and a chisel come next.   Also thinking about the performance pedal box rebuild kit from IE

 

 

Edited March 6, 2017 by 69NEWCLASSNH

[Fatherof3]

I mounted the clutch master to the pedal box with studs

[69NEWCLASSNH]

5 minutes ago, Fatherof3 said:

I mounted the clutch master to the pedal box with studs

Did you add studs to the clutch master, or to the pedal box?  I'm guessing you mounted them to the clutch master because there isn't much clearance from the back side.

 

Did you use press in style studs?

[Fatherof3]

Welded bolts into the pedal box so they function as studs

Edited March 6, 2017 by Fatherof3

[Mike Self]

You can make the clutch M/C R&R much easier the next time by grinding off a little metal from the M/C body to allow a socket or box wrench to fit over the nut, rather than an open end wrench or a pair of vise-grips.   Grind a little, then check with the mounting nut and bolt 'till the wrench will clear the M/C body.  There's plenty of metal on the M/C to allow for a couple of mm grinding.

 

cheers

mike

[TobyB]

It's funny- working on an E46, BMW gradually came around to that way of thinking.

They used a lot more studs and captive nuts on that car than on the E30, and

the E36 is kind of in- between.

 

THe only shortcoming of a stud is when it  fails-  THEN it's a major job to replace.

I am thinking of the E46 rear subframe here- it's a perfect example of how engineering

can get it wrong by just enough that it leaves you with a major pain in the butt...

 

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[Simeon]

Surely drilling and tapping the clutch master for studs would extend the job by the same length of time as doing it normally? Change the master; add the studs every time. 

 

@Fatherof3's idea of adding studs to the body would be better surely?