--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, deloreanernst@xxxx wrote: > Interesting. I put in a new ss clutch line, master cylinder and slave, and > the pedal is still pretty stiff. It's the only manual transmission car I > drive, so I have nothing to compare it to, though a friend drove it and said > it was brutal. I found that replacing the clutch, including lubricating the clutch fork pivot point and throwout bearing sliding surfaces made the most difference. The original poster on this must have had some friction in the slave cylinder (or a pinched line), but the most vulnerable place for clutch friction is the TO bearing and the fork pivot ball. In mine, the pivot ball was completely dry and the rubber seal was missing. If you analyze the design, you can see that any water that gets in from above thru the engine cover can run right down the clutch fork to the pivot. The rubber flap on the bellhousing is about useless. Unfortunately both require removing the trans to access. Dave Swingle