05-18-2005, 09:34 AM
So i finally got out the tools today in an effort to find out why my radio gets static whenever I use the clutch. I disconnected the antenna wire and sure enough, no more static, but no more reception either. Good, I had located the issue... Something with the antenna and clutch. Interference caused by dis/engagement? Sounds silly. Instead, I traced the antenna through the dash to where it comes closest to the clutch pedal, moved it far away, reattached to stereo, still static. Weird.
I then tried a multitude of other things and finally found the source of the static... A little button above the clutch pedal that is pushed in when the clutch is fully disengaged. Long story short, I put tape over this button so it no longer moves except for the tiniest bit (necessary to turn the car on). My question - what would happen if I cut the wires or pulled the plug on this sensor? Would the car not turn on? Or would it always think the car was ok to turn on?
On second thought, I could just bend the bracket for this button so it is always in the position of thinking the clutch is disengaged (will turn on).
Anyone ever mess with these?
I then tried a multitude of other things and finally found the source of the static... A little button above the clutch pedal that is pushed in when the clutch is fully disengaged. Long story short, I put tape over this button so it no longer moves except for the tiniest bit (necessary to turn the car on). My question - what would happen if I cut the wires or pulled the plug on this sensor? Would the car not turn on? Or would it always think the car was ok to turn on?
On second thought, I could just bend the bracket for this button so it is always in the position of thinking the clutch is disengaged (will turn on).
Anyone ever mess with these?
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
I don't really care about the functionality, just want to not have the button moving because for some odd reason it was causing interference. I think I'll just yank the bitch and splice the wires.