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Clutch Adjustment Possible
I recently purchased a '90 Miata with 91,000 original miles and the
clutch engages about 1 inch off of the floorboard. A new clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing were installed about two years ago as well as a new clutch slave cylinder. I stopped by the local Mazda dealer and the Service Manager said the clutch was not adjustable and that as the new clutch wears in, the pedal will start to rise up. Anyone have this experience? All advise is welcome. Wileyman in Gainesville |
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Clutch Adjustment Possible
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"Wileyman" > wrote: > I recently purchased a '90 Miata with 91,000 original miles and the > clutch engages about 1 inch off of the floorboard. A new clutch, > pressure plate and throw out bearing were installed about two years ago > as well as a new clutch slave cylinder. I stopped by the local Mazda > dealer and the Service Manager said the clutch was not adjustable and > that as the new clutch wears in, the pedal will start to rise up. > Anyone have this experience? All advise is welcome. > > Wileyman in Gainesville > Service manager has his head up his ass. You're describing a malfunctioning clutch. My first guess: Master cylinder is shot. Assuming that the clutch was changed, and the car was actually driven, rather than just sitting there doing nothing, two years is *WAY* more than plenty of time for any "wear-in" effect that's going to come into play to have happened. -- Don Bruder - - If your "From:" address isn't on my whitelist, or the subject of the message doesn't contain the exact text "PopperAndShadow" somewhere, any message sent to this address will go in the garbage without my ever knowing it arrived. Sorry... <http://www.sonic.net/~dakidd> for more info |
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Clutch Adjustment Possible
On 30 Mar 2006 08:54:21 -0800, "Wileyman" >
wrote: >I recently purchased a '90 Miata with 91,000 original miles and the >clutch engages about 1 inch off of the floorboard. A new clutch, >pressure plate and throw out bearing were installed about two years ago >as well as a new clutch slave cylinder. I stopped by the local Mazda >dealer and the Service Manager said the clutch was not adjustable and >that as the new clutch wears in, the pedal will start to rise up. >Anyone have this experience? All advise is welcome. > >Wileyman in Gainesville The service manager is right about the clutch not being adjustable. The clutch pedal (at least in my '99) has some adjustment of it's engagement with the clutch master cylinder. It sounds like either the MC is in poor shape or there is air in the system. Did it engage like this BEFORE the new clutch was put in? |
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Clutch Adjustment Possible
Who installed the new clutch? Was it a stock or aftermarket clutch?
Have you checked the slave for leakage? (fluid inside the rubber billows) Is the clutch fluid clean or black in the master cylinder tank. It would be a very good idea to bleed the system and make sure that there is no air in it. It certainly is possible that the master cylinder is bad and needs a rebuild or replacement. Finally, some of the aftermarket clutches behave as you mentioned, with fairly quick engagement, and operate with the pedal close to the floor. It may be possible to adjust the master cylinder rod to take up some of the play, but don't overdue it. "Wileyman" > wrote in message oups.com... > I recently purchased a '90 Miata with 91,000 original miles and the > clutch engages about 1 inch off of the floorboard. A new clutch, > pressure plate and throw out bearing were installed about two years ago > as well as a new clutch slave cylinder. I stopped by the local Mazda > dealer and the Service Manager said the clutch was not adjustable and > that as the new clutch wears in, the pedal will start to rise up. > Anyone have this experience? All advise is welcome. > > Wileyman in Gainesville > |
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