so i just replaced the clutch in my 89 hatch got it all back together and i noticed that the clutch pedal has no pressure? it goes down really easy and barely comes up, the cable is connected at both ends. any help?

 

Can you move the arm that the end of the clutch cable is attached to (on the trans) by hand? If so, sounds like the end of that arm isn't attached to the throw out bearing correctly.

 

ya that does sound right now that i think about it, but i am pretty sure i attached it, ill check but is there anything else i could have missed? thanks for the prompt response

 

Those systems are pretty simple really, but getting the throw out bearing on the end of that are can be a PITA if you haven't done it a number of times. There is a little metal "clip" that holds it together at the end. Did you reinstall that?

 

are you talking about the spring that clips the bearing onto the arm? i can move the clutch by hand at the tranny but there is some spring resistance, so i at least didnt forget to bolt the arm on the shaft

 

how bout the return spring, it hooked up?

 

You shouldn't be able to disengage the clutch using your hand, unless you have the worlds weakest pressure plate. The clutch pedal provides a decent amount of mechanical advantage. Is the tranny flush with the engine? Is the clutch cable adjusted correctly? Maybe you just need to tighten up the cable itself?

 

when i disengage the clutch by hand it feels like it did with the tranny completly off if you follow, like the bearing isnt contacting the release fingers, im gunna tear it apart i guess

 

Is the arm at the end of its throw when you pull on it? Make sure you haven't just pulled up the slack. There is a decent amount of adjustment on those cable clutches.

 

what return spring are you talking about?

 

thank you much you saved me a whole lot of extra work.

 

I think he's talking about the return spring on the pedal itself.

 

Did that fix the problem?

 

yup that was definitely the probley

 

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Awesome! Glad you didn't have to pull the trans!