Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

New Clutch YEAH!!, but....

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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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Default New Clutch YEAH!!, but....

Finally changed my clutch this weekend but by today it feels like nothing changed. The pedal is soooo soft and clutch feels like its slipping or engaging late. I thought getting a new clutch would feel like when you first got the car. What else did I forget to do?

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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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Default Re: New Clutch YEAH!!, but.... (2ksi)

is there a wear-in period?...i thinks it's 500 miles stop and go driving!!!
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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have you bled it yet???..if not do that
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 03:39 PM
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Yeah that's what I forgot to do. I forgot that it's a hydraulic clutch. Any preferences on hydraulic fluid? I don't know if its brake fluid or what to put in the reservoir. My manual was stolen when my car was broken into last summer. It does state use DOT3 or 4.

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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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Default Re: New Clutch YEAH!!, but.... (2ksi)

I think you can change the engagement point by adjusting the clutch pedal attached to the clutch master cylinder (from inside). You just loosen the nut and turn the shaft. My friend's 240 had a problem with his clutch it would only grap when it was cold and when things heated up, it began to slip. We went through two clutches this way not knowing the problem. Stupid nissan dealer. they were the ones to install the clutch master cylinder and they did not even bother to adjust it. I dont know about the softness. you cant adjust that.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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did u do anything ot the fly wheel?? u should have got it resurfaced. If you didnt that could be causing problems to
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 04:15 PM
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Default Re: New Clutch YEAH!!, but.... (gezer)

same thing happend to me drive at least 300miles in the city before dropping or any hard shifts and bleen the clutch
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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Default Re: New Clutch YEAH!!, but.... (Rhythm Racer)

This same thing happend to me... I installed a clutch and even did the 500 mile break in... My cluth engages with the pedal almost all the way out, and it slips like crazy when shifting... I should have went with an aftermarket clutch....
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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bleed the clutch
ADJUST THE PEDAL

some clutches need that!!!!
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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WHAT ABOUT THE FLYWHEEL JOHHNY. YOU MUST get it resurfaced!!! do it!!! ya go with after market!
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