huckduck

I've heard rumors of Si's having the ability to adjust the clutch pedal. Can anyone clarify this for me? I've read randoms of the rod between the pedal and the master cylinder being adjustable for freeplay but I have no clue what this means.

mikeycivic

yes this is true. There is a rod that comes out of the master cylinder. On the end f that rod is a U shaped clamp. That you shaped clamp attaches to the clutch via a little rod and on one side of it is a cotter pin. Take the cotter pin out, pull the pin through the pedal and the rod from the cylinder. There is a nut behind the U shaped clamp, loosen that and the U clamp will spin toward the front or back of car. Why do you need to adjust it?

huckduck

i want to move the engage point, but i'm not sure if thats possible. what exactly does this adjustment do?

mikeycivic

it adjusts the engage point

huckduck

thank you,

do you have any tutorials that'll show me how to do this without messing anything up?

mikeycivic

i pretty much wrote you one, why do you want/need to adjust it anyway?

huckduck

i have really short legs so i'd like to move the engage point closer to the floor

Rodney

it does not change enguagement, it changes clutch pedal height. i maxed mine out, because i have an aftermarket clutch with a shallow enguagement window. so, i put the pedal all the way down as this makes racing the car much easier.

it is very simple, but do not forget to lower/adjust the enguagement switch as well. good luck.

defvayne

huckduck

so if i'm reading this correctly, steps 1-6 adjust my actual engage point, and the rest are the free play?

huckduck

also on top of that question....

if the clutch is hydraulic, there is no way of doing this correct?

OMGWTFBBQ!

Doing those steps will adjust your engagement point and free play. I adjusted my engagement not 3 days ago, anyone who says it can't be done is out of their mind.

huckduck

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hydraulic clutch?

pdiggitydogg

yes, obviously....as theres a clutch mc illustrated and discussed

huckduck

well then honda is lame. they told me there's nothing to be done.... shows what they know

pdiggitydogg

I'll let you in on a little secret...
95% of full-time techs know nothing, unless they have the manual in their handsl. You shouldnt expect them to know everything, either.
They perform general maintenance everyday, and adjusting a clutch isnt something theyve probably ever done, since most cars are auto's

huckduck

agreed. once i showed the guy the paper he's like come back and i'll confirm with the techs

defvayne

The things about hydraulic systems is that they adjust them selfs during time. Cable systems you sometimes have to adjust it through time when the clutch starts to wear down.

piggydog

So my engagement point is too high on the up take. The disengagement is fine (when I press down) but when letting up on the clutch I have to let it up almost the entire distance before it engages. Did you have a similar problem and which nut controls this? Did you turn the rod clockwise in to adjust it or do I need to just lower the pedal height?

Matt93eg

This sounds sweet. I have a Stage 2 clutch on my EJ1 and the engagement point is almost at the top of the pedal travel..the engagement point is also VERY narrow..so with that and the engagement point being at the top of the pedal it makes driving in traffic,etc a bit of a pain.

So..can this only be done on the SIs or can I do this on my 93 Civic EX?

Matt93eg

Well I went out and looked and sure enough my EJ1 had that locknut so I adjusted it. Now theres not much travel in the pedal and my grab point is lower.

SWEET..its alot easier to drive now.

So for those that said it doesn't change the engagement point..it does. It didn't make the stage 2 clutch feel change..its still has a very snappy narrow engagement point, it just allowed me to move the engagement point closer to the floorboard instead of an inch from the very top of the pedal travel. Its nice. Plus with the pedal travel itself being cut down..its even easier to hammer through the gears fast.

Anna Myself

Honda dealer replaced clutch on my Honda Civic Si 2002. They do not want to adjust my clutch pedal as it was before. Before I push the pedal almost to the floor in order to shift gears. Now, I can do that on the top of the pedal and I really don't like that. I asked them to adjust it and they told me there is nothing they cannot do because is an hydraulic clutch. Anyone can help me???