Wanting peoples opinion who have a 1 1/2SU if you Peddle is firm. the reason The season I ask is My wifes HIF44 peddle is very free and a total contrast to Mine. I'm Using a very similar cable (Bike Hanbrake Cable and Outer) so I'm not thinking its that but the 1 1/2 return spring

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

it's only 4 parts - you should be able to narrow that down!

pedal, cable, linkage, shaft

It is starange, I have HIF 38 and feels bit hard too. I am working on that and let you jnow what is my problem.

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Yep I'll be fiddling with a few things over the long weekend also...but just wanted to see if this was normal first

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Normally the HIF's give a 'lighter' pedal as the use a hair-spring return arrangement.

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The HIF has an opening cam for the cable, whereas the HS just has a cable "pull", so the HIF is more progressive (read:soft) at early throttle openings.

Personally I prefer the HS setup

cheers

Jacob

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'72 Clubman Van - 1022cc, 295 head, 731 cam - Daily Driver
'69 Morris 1100 S - Dinged by a bus, in shed under repair
'64 Morris 1100 - Early 1100, long term project

With the motor stopped take the spring off and then push the pedal down. There should be very little resistance. (don't forget to re-fit the spring)

I bet the spring is the wrong one. The stock springs are fairly soft but a lot of replacements are too strong.

There should be very little difference between the two different types. They may have completely different mechanisms and springs but the pedal should take about the same amount of pressure to operate it.

Good throttle cables used to be all teflon lined.
I think half the problem these days is we are all getting sold `not-so-good' ones...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I've seen the cable wear a groove into the firewall and/or holding bracket on the carb. This sort of 'jams' the cable and causes high resistance. You might check that...

Cheers,
Jan

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I've found a good puff of graphite powder in both ends makes an enormous difference. I tried grease once and once only, it gritted up in no time flat.

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