Some Information That May Help With Mr30 Auto - Manual Mod.

[wardie]

I was going to swap out the Auto pedal box with a Manual pedal box this weekend on my MR30 hatch, so had the Manual pedal box in pieces to repaint it due to some surface rust.

While I had it apart I thought that I would also check how the Auto box had the pedals fitted. What I found out is that the only difference in the two was the shaft that the pedals hung from. So instead of pulling the dash out to fit the pedal box over the weekend, I fitted the Manual shaft and pedals in about 30 min.

All I did was:

1 remove the under dash cover,

2 remove clip and pin from brake pedal push rod

3 undo the 15mm nut off the RH end of the shaft,

4 slide the shaft out the LHS of the pedal box,

5 remove auto brake pedal being careful not to break the stop light switch.

6 slide manual shaft into pedal box from LHS

7 insert brake pedal spring into pedal box slot

8 insert manual brake pedal making sure that it goes into the M/Cyl U bracket as well as inside spring. Be careful of stop light switch

9 slide shaft through brake pedal (grease shaft 1st) and through RHS of pedal box

10 Fit 15mm nut and spring washer loosely

11 hook brake pedal return spring onto brake pedal

12 tighten 15mm nut slowly whilst checking alignment of diamond shaped flange on LHS of shaft. Flange should fit almost horizontal into recess in pedal box.

13 once flange correctly located tighten 15mm nut fully

14 refit the pin and clip to brake pedal push rod

15 slide clutch pedal return spring onto LHS of shaft and locate end in slot in pedal box

16 fit clutch pedal to shaft (grease shaft 1st)

17 hook clutch return spring onto clutch pedal

18 fit circlip onto end of shaft

19 fit pin and clip to clutch pedal push rod.

20 refit under dash cover

I hope that this helps someone

Wardie

Edited October 18, 2007 by wardie

[Factory 5]

omg!!!!!

THANKS so much

i was wanting to do the 5 speed conversion, but just couldnt be arsed (again) getting the dash and everthing out (like what i had to do to get the manual pedal; box out of the wreck)

definitly a weekend saver for sure!!!!

[wardie]

Glad to have helped someone else.

Wardie

[wardie]

Hold off on this!!!

I may have given some crap info.

My manual pedal box was not complete it seems. I saw one on the weekend that was complete and I was missing the pedal height adjuster bolts (brake and clutch). I have quickly checked my car and I don't seem to have the bracket for the clutch height adjuster bolt. I will check it better later this week when I can get the seat out and have a better look.

Sorry

Wardie

[elrohir]

Hey Guys,

Sorry i didn't get on this earlier. Doing the pedal box took a whole weekend for me and stripped a great deal of skin off my hands.

It can be done and it is not that hard (looking back on it). I'll take some pictures and get back to you all.

[dodgsun]

..AND??............ i just got a manual car in the first place