Clutch action / wear symptoms.

[matchtheclown]

My brother thinks my clutch engages far to close to the floor in my Leg.

I have never noticed but it did get me thinking, as the clutch wears, should it start engaging closer or further from the floor? Further is my guess.

Also is where it engages adjustable?

Regarding wear, does shudder when cold indicator wear? I get it occasionally when I take off on too low revs, and it doesn't feel like almost engine stall.


Postulate!

 

[knickers]

Yup the shudder comes when it's on it's last kegs

 

[Guest]

depends on what type of clutch, shudder cant be helped on some.

on a standard clutch shudder will be caused by poor break in,
glazed/heat damaged flywheel and cooked clutch material,
also broken/weak spring damper on the disk

if its just worn out, it will just slip.

as it wares pedal it will get further from the floor,
but not by much at all there would only be very few millimeters in it,

and you can adjust the engagement point on the pedal adjustment so the point of engagement vs ware is pretty irrelevant

 

[mookers]

Yup the shudder comes when it's on it's last kegs

CLUTCH NEEDS MOAR BEER

lol sorry I couldn't help it

 

[Kristian]

lol +reps for that one Derek!

Slip, slip and more slip when they're dying...

 

[Peter_D]

You'll know it when it starts to slip as your revs will increase and the car wont move. A good test is to put the car into 3rd gear and try to drive off. It should stall.

 

[snickells]

Awww crap. That's exactly what my car does in 3rd Pete.

 

[Guest]

i can drive off in 3rd??? (not the easiest but i can just do it lol)

better to load test it,

find a nice steep-ish hill drive up it, short shift into to high a gear and accelerate

it will either not like it and accelerate slowly (all good), or the revs will rise with no little or no acceleration (on its way out)

 

[knickers]

CLUTCH NEEDS MOAR BEER

lol sorry I couldn't help it

Roflol, thanks for the sig

 

[bogan bob]

My clutch has shuddered occasionally since the day i got it but its still going strong, id be more worried about slippage

lol last kegs

 

[Peter_D]

Maybe I should have said drive off at normal rev's.

 

[matchtheclown]

I haven't noticed any slippage. All good. Cheers lads. Still the stock clutch afaik.

 

[Guest]

When you can't get up the driveway anymore and you are forced to park on the street then it's time to start thinking about a new clutch. Ah.. fond memories.

 

[timmae2006]

My clutch since ive owned it has released and grabbed way way from the floor which made me to think it was on its way out, it started slipping so i installed a HDB clutch and it still releases and engages way way away from the floor so i wouldnt use this as an indicator that trhe clutch is on its way out, neither would i use shudder as my Exceedy shudders if you ride it or take off with a heap of revs but the clutch isnt all the way out, best way to tell is to load her up around a corner in a high gear and if it free revs its buggered.....

 

[pu-11-me]

My clutch release is high..... Doesn't slip though. Engages hard when dumped lol (Thats why I have a shudder haha)

 

[Buckas]

mine engages a long way from the floor too. imo its better than way down at the floor, makes driving easier. i once drove an mr2 gt which had a clutch engaging pretty much on the floor and it was a huge pita

 

[mills_88]

Yeah mines not far from the floor and id much prefer it was higher.

 

[matchtheclown]

and you can adjust the engagement point on the pedal adjustment so the point of engagement vs ware is pretty irrelevant

Looks like you guys can adjust where it engages anyhow.

 

[Bennoz]

If its engaging right near the floor, that tells me you've got a hydraulics issue. Either the master or slave cylinder are shot (or possibly both). Its usually the slave & its usually a worn bore. Ie when you are pushing the pedal in, the plunger in the master cylinder is depressed, plushing fluid from the resevior in the master, down the line to the slave, which inturn pushes out the slave arm. When the slave bore is worn & the seal not so good, some of the fluid pressure bypasses the seal & heads backup the line - instead of forcing out the clutch arm.

You can have kits put through slave & masters, usually consiting of a larger seal & a hone of the bore, but it they never work as well as new items.

 

[timmae2006]

Looks like you guys can adjust where it engages anyhow.

When you know where let me know id like mine bout half way