mikeycivic

I recently changed my clutch to a Exedy Stage 1 with a 8lb flywheel in a 2000 EM1. Its almost at its breakin point (750 miles) my issue is that TO ME it feels like a warn out clutch. Meaning that the clutch wont engage until the pedal is almost all the way out. Is this normal or do I need to adjust something. Its not spoungey feeling going in but feels weird coming out. Any suggestions.


Another issue I am having is that when its cold out in the morning and I am driving and I am slowing down fron say 40-50 mph, when I push my clutch in my dash lights get dim. The battery is alomost 2 years old but I have original alternator, could this be going bad?

mikeycivic

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mikeycivic

ttt need some answers !!!!

92ehatch

adjust the pedal.

look under the dash at the master cylinder.

there is a plunger there (its probably gold colored) it has 1 12mm lock nut on it and then its attached to a fork, thats attached to the clutch pedal.


losen the 12mm lock nut a bit, then physically turn the plunger counter clockwise.

dont turn it too far, mabey 2 or 3 threads on the fork. tighten lock nut, adjust pedal heigh if needed, and test

mikeycivic

i will try that thanks

da_dude

Bleeding the cltuch?

Synbios

afaik as clutches wear out your catch point gets higher.

racing clutches have high catch points. probably for other reasons too, but you can just push the clutch into the point where you can change gears that way you dont have to put it in all the way. you can shift faster.

mikeycivic

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no need to bleed since I didnt lose any fluid right, that isnt necessary all the time or am I mislead?


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racing clutches have high catch points. probably for other reasons too, but you can just push the clutch into the point where you can change gears that way you dont have to put it in all the way. you can shift faster.
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so its normal for my clutch to not engage until its basically all the way out??? That dont make sense

donkeyparfait

I'm not mechanic but even if the fluid is not leaking you could have an air bubble in the line. In any case, it won't hurt to bleed the line and fill with fresh fluid and maybe even go up from dot 3 to 4 if your car will allow. Check your manual.

Syndacate

For the lights dimming problem. I've seen this problem quite a bit.

Tighten your throttle cable at idle a bit.

What usually happens is it gets some slack in it over time and then falls to like 500 or any other "low" RPM which is why the lights dim - it does this for a split second before returning to its normal idle. I've seen it all the time on all kinds of cars, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the problem.

As for your clutch, blah :-\.

Try adjusting it via the screw on top of the pedal.