Clutch engagement too high
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Clutch engagement too high
Anyone having this problem? Seems like my clutch is engaging past the 50% mark. Seems like a few people notice this and others are just trying to adjust to it.
Is there any way to adjust the clutch to engage earlier? I'm use to it engaging around 35-40% on the way up.
Is there any way to adjust the clutch to engage earlier? I'm use to it engaging around 35-40% on the way up.
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From: Wakefield MA
I, too, feel the clutch travel is unnecessarily long. So often starting from a dead stop, I find myself releasing the clutch half way before applying gas. By my estimate, using a 1-10 scale with 10 being the clutch pedal all the way up, it feels to me the clutch begins to engage at the 7 mark.
I have a different approach for a solution though. Instead of adjusting the engagement point, which doesn't shorten the travel itself, I am opting to place a block (1 inch thick foam core wrapped in terry cloth-like material) behind the clutch arm so that it won't travel below the 3 mark. I have done this with my S2000 in the past and it worked well with no advanced clutch wear that I was aware of in 70k miles.
I have a different approach for a solution though. Instead of adjusting the engagement point, which doesn't shorten the travel itself, I am opting to place a block (1 inch thick foam core wrapped in terry cloth-like material) behind the clutch arm so that it won't travel below the 3 mark. I have done this with my S2000 in the past and it worked well with no advanced clutch wear that I was aware of in 70k miles.
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I, too, feel the clutch travel is unnecessarily long. So often starting from a dead stop, I find myself releasing the clutch half way before applying gas. By my estimate, using a 1-10 scale with 10 being the clutch pedal all the way up, it feels to me the clutch begins to engage at the 7 mark.
I have a different approach for a solution though. Instead of adjusting the engagement point, which doesn't shorten the travel itself, I am opting to place a block (1 inch thick foam core wrapped in terry cloth-like material) behind the clutch arm so that it won't travel below the 3 mark. I have done this with my S2000 in the past and it worked well with no advanced clutch wear that I was aware of in 70k miles.
I have a different approach for a solution though. Instead of adjusting the engagement point, which doesn't shorten the travel itself, I am opting to place a block (1 inch thick foam core wrapped in terry cloth-like material) behind the clutch arm so that it won't travel below the 3 mark. I have done this with my S2000 in the past and it worked well with no advanced clutch wear that I was aware of in 70k miles.
You will have to ensure it passes the "clutch depressed test" to start the engine.
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From: Wakefield MA
Last edited by RedCarrot; Mar 9, 2014 at 09:47 PM.
