As the foot box is made there is just barely enough room for the brake pedal and throttle pedal. The throttle pedal is only about 1 1/2 " wide, and just clears the hump. Basically , there's no room in there at all. I haven't measured it recently, but based on my memory, I think the total driver foot box is only about 12" wide. As mentioned earlier, hind sight is 20/20.
I'm currently looking into after market hydraulic lever and slave assemblies. Might be one way to go.
But will the clutch cover bolt up tight? That's what's needed.
Dennis,
That was actually suggested earlier...and it has potential. The problem, of course , is that the longer the shift lever, the further it is away from the gear lever. With my small hands, I already have a problem reaching for the lever. If there is a "depressed" center on the long lever, it would put it too close to the gear lever. I hope that makes sense.
Since there's a rocker switch instead of the clutch lever, it will be just a matter of getting used to the "feel". I will be using my thumb, instead of my entire hand. The electric clutch is only slightly slower than the lever. At my age, it is probably faster. The good news , is that once the clutch is in the dis-engaged position, it will stay there until it is released. Obviously, this will take some getting used to. I live in a very rural area, with relatively low traffic, so, hopefully, I will have some time with this , before I get into any real traffic. The dash lights will let me know where the clutch is positioned.
i was referring to the arm that works the clutch on the back of the motor.
O.K...I looked into that possibility. I would have to destroy the entire engine case to do that, as there is barely 1/2" of space between the clutch arm and the case, on the inside. Don't want to harm the engine case. Thanks for the suggestion.
That was one of my thoughts, until I realized that there is no practical way to override the manual cable, with the powered cable. It seems possible, until actually trying to lay it out. It would require manufacturing a double cable, where each cable did not interfere with the other , while in operation. I'm just not that good .
Well, that's the whole point...I don't want it to feel like the original, since that is what my problem is, in the first place. I did give some thought to leaving the hand lever, and modifying it to push the button. That would only work on dis-engage, but then I would still have to push the other side of the button to engage. Kind of awkward.
That happens to be a great idea ! Where were you when I was designing this trike? If my electric clutch does not work out, I will actually pursue that. Since the shifter is vertical, and not horizontal, it should be easier on the hand, as well. Good job !
