here's the scenerio. tonite i installed an excedy racing clutch and fidanza flywheel in a 99 Si. when i try to put it in 1st gear, it's like i have to force it in there, so i adust the pedal to see if the throw out bearing working correctly, and it is, so i set the pedal back where it should be.

has anyone had any problems with getting the shifter in the gears after a clutch install?

any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Jeremy

 

your going to have to get used to it a new clutch especially a perfromance one will be harder to shift because its catching. thats pretty much normal

 

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I'm not sure I agree with that 100%. I NEVER had any problems with harder shifting after putting in a performance clutch. Check the clutch fluid and try bleeding the clutch lines.

 

Did you make sure the stepping on the flywheel was correct for the Exedy clutch your using..

 

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what do you mean by stepping?

 

You need to grind the flywheel so that the base and the friction surface are a certant distance apart from each other..

Its call the flywheel stepping.. I know on my Exedy clutch it was .063 negative..

 

The height of the mating surface above the mounting hole surface, like this:

_______------------_________

Wouldn't Fidanza make the stepping the same as the stock flywheel for compatability? My friend has a Fidanza flywheel, and while it engages differently, it worky fine.

Damnit, again!

 

Just make sure the lines are completely bled

 

I had to have my stock flywheel ground to match what the Exedy flywheel needed..

 

You mean match the clutch?

Thats odd. Did you get something wild, or an off the shelf item?

 

Its an Exedy 3 puck race clutch.. I had to get the stock flywheel ground to the specs that Exedy said they had to be for that clutch..

 

I can maybe see it for a clutch like that, but even then, could they not have designed it for the stock flywheel dimensions? I think that for someone buying a mild exedy clutch as a little upgrade for a worn stock clutch, the suprise of having to machine the flywheel is kinda poor planning by exedy. My Clutchmasters stage 3 bolted on fine. Engages a little low, but I like it like that for faster double clutching.

 

Every clutch has a stepping that it needs.. And you should always get your flywheel ground for a new clutch.. And getting the flywheel ground and stepped is like $30 at a machine shop..

 

had the same problem with my exedy(modified by another company and renamed)
ever since i put it in first doenst go in 40%of the time ...also when i back up it wont go into first at all......its not disengauging properly and is draging ...the steppign thing is a dam good idea ..that could be a good fix for me ....good call

 

Yep.. I drag mine all the time and never had a problem with it..

 

hmmm....im running the exedy racing clutch with exedy 10lb flywheel and cant tell the difference except increased petal pressure