Steeda Clutch Assist Spring Install?
4/21/17, 07:16 PM
#21
They are considering it - they have all the supporting info & at the moment ... there are several projects in the queue.
I will poke the bear & see what I can figure out.
Best Regards,
TJ
I will poke the bear & see what I can figure out.
Best Regards,
TJ
4/24/17, 07:12 PM
#23
I have good news & perhaps bad news ... but mainly good news!
The perch has been designed - we are now in the process of securing materials & machine time.
It looks as if though we will be able to bring this to market in a month or so.
When I hear more ... I will pass along more information!
Best Regards,
TJ
The perch has been designed - we are now in the process of securing materials & machine time.
It looks as if though we will be able to bring this to market in a month or so.
When I hear more ... I will pass along more information!
Best Regards,
TJ
4/24/17, 07:45 PM
#24
Mach 1 Member
Thread Starter
I have good news & perhaps bad news ... but mainly good news!
The perch has been designed - we are now in the process of securing materials & machine time.
It looks as if though we will be able to bring this to market in a month or so.
When I hear more ... I will pass along more information!
Best Regards,
TJ
The perch has been designed - we are now in the process of securing materials & machine time.
It looks as if though we will be able to bring this to market in a month or so.
When I hear more ... I will pass along more information!
Best Regards,
TJ
4/25/17, 08:02 AM
#25
GT Member
If the price is anywhere near reasonable, I'll buy one. My glued piece is still working fine, but I would still like to have one that was never broken & repaired. Thanks for pushing for it and please let us know when it's available.
8/11/17, 07:03 PM
#27
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Thread Starter
I was at Steeda Valdosta a couple of months back and they said it had been designed and they were waiting on a hole in the production schedule for some machine time to make a run. I was hoping that it would be out by now, maybe TJ@steeda can give us an update.
1/5/18, 06:42 PM
#30
Legacy TMS Member
Wow, $80 for a small piece of plastic.
Holy ****.
Just leave the spring out. I've had my stocker out for over 3 years with no issues.
Still running the stock clutch, over 20k miles boosted, over 600 rwhp for over a year.
No problems.
I'm really disappointed in Steeda for claiming slave cylinder damage unless their $15+ spring is installed. A spring that probably costs them about 15 cents.
Take out the stocker and move on with your life!
.
Holy ****.
Just leave the spring out. I've had my stocker out for over 3 years with no issues.
Still running the stock clutch, over 20k miles boosted, over 600 rwhp for over a year.
No problems.
I'm really disappointed in Steeda for claiming slave cylinder damage unless their $15+ spring is installed. A spring that probably costs them about 15 cents.
Take out the stocker and move on with your life!
.
1/5/18, 06:52 PM
#31
Mach 1 Member
Thread Starter
Some of us have bad knees and want better clutch feel without the effort required with the spring removed. I agree that $80 for the perch is a little bit steep, but much better than the cost of a new pedal assembly, since Ford does not offer the individual parts.
1/5/18, 07:33 PM
#32
Their are many costs that go into making a part - research, design, prototyping, etc.
Yes, it is much cheaper than the full assembly from Ford.
Many people had run without the spring & put our spring in & they enjoyed it more.
TJ
Yes, it is much cheaper than the full assembly from Ford.
Many people had run without the spring & put our spring in & they enjoyed it more.
TJ
Last edited by tj@steeda; 1/5/18 at 07:40 PM.
1/5/18, 08:26 PM
#34
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Steeda's taking advantage of people with this issue, and pricing this plastic piece "cheaper than the full assembly from Ford", while making a stupid amount of markup, percentage-wise.
Really, $80 for a small plastic piece?
Steeda's gotta be making something like $70+ on that thing.
1/6/18, 03:43 AM
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Greetings from Germany guys,
i don’t really think that 80$ is an awful lot for this thing. If you think about how many of us having that problem with the broken factory perch ! Steeda won‘t make much money on us. And nobody would ever produce a special product for special interest just to give it away for free at the end. The price seems to be reasonable in my opinion, if you regard the few pieces they gonna sell over all. I am thankful that they decided to produce the item. I‘ll buy one anyway.
Just my thoughts....
burt
i don’t really think that 80$ is an awful lot for this thing. If you think about how many of us having that problem with the broken factory perch ! Steeda won‘t make much money on us. And nobody would ever produce a special product for special interest just to give it away for free at the end. The price seems to be reasonable in my opinion, if you regard the few pieces they gonna sell over all. I am thankful that they decided to produce the item. I‘ll buy one anyway.
Just my thoughts....
burt
1/6/18, 06:35 AM
#36
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Greetings from Germany guys,
i don’t really think that 80$ is an awful lot for this thing. If you think about how many of us having that problem with the broken factory perch ! Steeda won‘t make much money on us. And nobody would ever produce a special product for special interest just to give it away for free at the end. The price seems to be reasonable in my opinion, if you regard the few pieces they gonna sell over all. I am thankful that they decided to produce the item. I‘ll buy one anyway.
Just my thoughts....
burt
i don’t really think that 80$ is an awful lot for this thing. If you think about how many of us having that problem with the broken factory perch ! Steeda won‘t make much money on us. And nobody would ever produce a special product for special interest just to give it away for free at the end. The price seems to be reasonable in my opinion, if you regard the few pieces they gonna sell over all. I am thankful that they decided to produce the item. I‘ll buy one anyway.
Just my thoughts....
burt
1/7/18, 10:34 AM
#38
GT Member
I'll be the first to say that I don't know what's all involved in determining what the cost of a limited production specialty item should be. Things like 3D printing certainly can be used to greatly reduce the cost. Still this is an item that will have a rather small market. It is more than I had hoped it would be. On the other hand they have the only one available. The only other choices are to search the internet forums for someone who has removed theirs and wants to sell it, search the salvage yards or buy the entire pedal assembly from Ford. My local Ford dealer has been good about giving me discounts on parts, but it's still $130.00 from them. For whatever reason Ford has chosen not to make the perch available separately. It does appear to be better made than the factory piece. I did notice one way of ordering that appears to be a decent deal. The spring by itself currently sells for $19.95. If you order the spring and the perch together [ part # 555 7030 ] the cost is $84.95. So if you haven't already ordered a spring or if you would simply like to have a spare then the cost dosen't seem so bad. The perch by itself [ part # 555 7029 ] is only $5.00 less. I plan to order mine tomorrow.
1/7/18, 10:53 AM
#39
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Thread Starter
I'll be the first to say that I don't know what's all involved in determining what the cost of a limited production specialty item should be. Things like 3D printing certainly can be used to greatly reduce the cost. Still this is an item that will have a rather small market. It is more than I had hoped it would be. On the other hand they have the only one available. The only other choices are to search the internet forums for someone who has removed theirs and wants to sell it, search the salvage yards or buy the entire pedal assembly from Ford. My local Ford dealer has been good about giving me discounts on parts, but it's still $130.00 from them. For whatever reason Ford has chosen not to make the perch available separately. It does appear to be better made than the factory piece. I did notice one way of ordering that appears to be a decent deal. The spring by itself currently sells for $19.95. If you order the spring and the perch together [ part # 555 7030 ] the cost is $84.95. So if you haven't already ordered a spring or if you would simply like to have a spare then the cost dosen't seem so bad. The perch by itself [ part # 555 7029 ] is only $5.00 less. I plan to order mine tomorrow.
1/12/18, 09:50 AM
#40
GT Member
Just in case anyone is interested I got my replacement spring perch and spring a couple of days ago. I haven't had a chance to remove my old assembly and replace it yet due to crappy weather. It is immediately obvious that the Steeda replacement perch is significantly stronger than the original factory piece. The central pin or stem on the top perch is at least twice the diameter of the factory piece. The pin or stem is what broke on my original when I removed it to replace the factory spring with the Steeda spring. I think this is what broke for most people when they tried to remove the factory spring as well. I was lucky enough to be able to glue my original one back together [ Gorilla brand super glue is pretty good stuff ], but I've always been a little concerned about it so being able to have a new and stronger perch is good for my piece of mind. I have heat available in my garage, but I'am not in a great hurry so I'll wait for a warm up before changing it.
