Spacers behind clutch master
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Spacers behind clutch master
Does everybodys clutch master cylinder have 2 spacers behind it? When i replaced mine, i noticed that it has two spacers, about 3/8 of an inch big each, stacked up right behind it. My clutch grabs right off the floor and im thinking about removing one of them to bring up the pedal. Then again, i dont want the push rod to end up being pushed in a little and wind up burning my clutch. If this all sounds crazy ill take a picture.
Last edited by octaneforce; May 12, 2013 at 02:19 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: folsom california
Does everybodys clutch master cylinder have 2 spacers behind it? When i replaced mine, i noticed that it has two spacers, about 3/8 of an inch big each, stacked up right behind it. My clutch grabs right off the floor and im thinking about removing one of them to bring up the pedal.
The clutch rod is pinned to the clutch pedal arm ; the clutch pedal spring rotates the clutch arm towards the driver, pulling the clutch rod until a shoulder on the clutch rod inside the master cylinder contacts a retainer in the driver's side / end of the clutch master cylinder.
LONG story short, using a narrower spacer and moving the master cylinder rearward will not cause the rod to compress the piston as long as the clutch pedal arm is free to rotate rearward, raising the pedal upward.
