One thing is to adjust clutch for free pedal play, but can it be adjusted to have it engage sooner? - would that cause damage to pressure plate or bearing or whatever else?

 

A friend of mine commented that the freeplay was too much on my Integra and that I should remove all of it. Since the car was new to me and I did not know much about why you need the freeplay in the first place, I adjusted it without much thought. The next day I drove it through 45 min of stop and go traffic. I noticed that shifting was really tough and it was hard to get in/out of gear when the car was at a stop. I had concluded that the clutch assembly had expanded to the point that the clutch has dragging on the pressure plate/flywheel with the clutch fully disengaged. I had to stop at a gas station and borrow a tool to back it off. Otherwise, I would of never gotten home. I would stick to the recommended freeplay with my experience as a lesson.

 

you are right, you NEED that small amount of freeplay.

 

I was trying to adjust my pedal before too, but I couldn't get locknut C to budge (Helms Page 12-4. Nut on pushrod) Which way do you turn it?
Or a better question, how do you get it to turn?
I can't get my head far enough in there to take a look how its on there.

 

I think the question was about adjusting the engagement point.

 

dude just leave it alone or buy an act xtreem PP. Hydraulic clutches are self adjusting. flush and bleed with some supa blu