ManualMaxima

iTrader: (10)

okay well i tried aadjusting my clutch....i messed with the top pin that the pedal psuhes in when it is funny released and it did nothing but made my clutch slip. how do i know where it needs to be. do you adjust the bottom one instead?

tomservo291

I've been trying to figure this out for awhile since my clutch is grabbing extremely high (only about the top 1/2" of the pedal,) but it is the original OEM clutch with only 89k on it.

Clutch doesnt slip, burn or shudder under any type of load. So I'm not in any hurry to change the clutch since it should still have some life left, but using the adjustment on the floor (the pushrod into the firewall) is merely a freeplay adjustment. Meaning that it will raise/lower the clutch pedal, above and below the existing engagement point. You don't want to mess with this too much, there should be 1-2mm of play on the pedal before you can feel force from the hydraulic system.

If you lower the pedal too much with this adjustment you will preload the clutch and it will always be partially engaged.

I've been seeking help with this for awhile, made an elaborate diagram to try and help illustrate the problem but everyone just says "use the pushrod adjustment that goes into the firewall," not realizing this doesn't change the engagement point whatsoever.

Good luck in figuring out how to modify the engagement point (if that is even possible,) and let me know if you do!

tomservo291

Actually here is the picture I made

ManualMaxima

iTrader: (10)

keep it posted....this is pissing me off. my clutch has 2000 miles on it and it releasing so high that it slipps sometimes, but it likes to randomly adjust itself!

tomservo291

I've also bled my clutch. It either stayed the same, or made it worse... not quite sure, but it didn't change it much if anything.

Vlasic

iTrader: (13)

Same thing happened to me when I installed my new clutch. You need to get under there and turn the shaft that goes into the master cylinder. There is a 10mm (might be a 12mm) nut that oyu have to loosen, then just turn the shaft counter clockwise in like quarter turn incriments.

tomservo; how do you change the height of the pedal? I was told that to change the engagement you just turn that shaft and that works.

tomservo291

The 12mm nut you loosen with the shaft into the firewall (with the slits along it) that you spin... That changes the height of the pedal. This is the "freeplay" adjustment for the pedal.

When you changed your clutch the engagement point probably moved, and the pedal may have needed adjustment to reflect the new engagement point.

For me, this is not the case, simply moving the freeplay doesnt affect the engagement point (my clutch was not changed.)

aznsap

iTrader: (29)

yup, i believe you turn that push rod w/ your hands or needle nose pliers clockwise (thread should be going OUT of the U-shaped bracket) to catch higher, counter clockwise (thread should be going IN to the U-shaped bracket) to make it catch lower. but just test it out and you'll figure it out.

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

that rod pisses me off too! Many times I've tried to adjust with little success. I have some needle nose vice grips which should do the trick.

Just loosen the bolt, and use needle nose vice grips to rotate the shaft, it should much easier that way.


I need to do the same thing + a bleed.

tomservo291

I've gotten really good at adjusting that thing, and I swear all it does is move the freeplay. The only thing it will accomplish by lowering the pedal is pre-loading the clutch all the time...

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

well my grab point is very high, lowering it will ensure full engagement and dis-engagement.

Vlasic

iTrader: (13)

My problem with this is that my engagement point is pretty high on the pedal. Its not so high that it effects my driving, but it is still kind of high. When I turnthe rod to lower, the engagement point gets lower but I end up with A LOT of free play in the pedal. Any suggestions?

aznsap

iTrader: (29)

i have pretty small hands, it's not that hard to turn by hand. i just have mechanix gloves on and use both my index fingers to turn the push rod. you can try it that way, but you have to scoot your seat all the way back and lay and your back.

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

the rod had some decent tension in it, I wasnt able to turn it by hand but I couldnt get a good grip on it anyways.I now have the mechanics gloves I use when working, I'll give it a try, those gloves give some extra grip.
Have you done a bleed?

In not too long I am going to bleed (high and low) and adjust the grab point. I hope to get a much firmer feel.

aznsap

iTrader: (29)

how often should you bleed the clutch system?

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

I heard something like 60K, but I dont know for sure. My resevoir has very dirty fluid in there and its causing hard engagement, so I know I need to do a bleed

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

I'm sorry I couldnt fit my big **** hand up there to get a good grip and there is too much in the way to get my small **** needle nose vice grips in there.

But I did a bleed while on my lunch break today, simply amazing, the brake fluid was very black and the clutch graps much closer to the floor, feel much better now.