Clutch

[Dish]

Hey guys.

Just a question.

I've been needing a new clutch for a while now, slowly getting around to it, while driving round tonite. Went to go back to 1st from second to do a u-turn and the pedal hit the floor and only had about 15mm from the floor to the bite point and felt really loose. After babying it to get moving and getting into 2nd it cleared itself up. Any idea on what the fuck just happened?

[Javal]

A better description of the event may help forum members give you an accurate troubleshooting guide.

Put simply, i have no idea what on earth happened by your account of it.

[Wally]

A better description of the event may help forum members give you an accurate troubleshooting guide.

Put simply, i have no idea what on earth happened by your account of it.[/b]

He went to change gear down from 2nd to 1st. Pushed the clutch in and it hit the floor. And the clutch only had 15mm from the floor till it hit the grabbing point....

thats what i got.

[Dish]

Yerp. Even simpler. Clutch had nowhere near the pedal length it usualy does and felt really soft, untill I managed to get it back to second after performing the u-turn then the pedal felt fine again.

[johl]

does this happen every time u downshift to first or is it just a once off event?

[Dish]

Clutch has done weird things before where the pedal will go soft, but hasn't happened in months and this is the first time it has done it this bad.

[Bustin_86]

Checked the slave?

[350hp4agte]

happend to me once b4 i didnt really think anything of it then it did it again then a week later the slave just shat its self so id buy a new slave or like i was you will be stuck on the side off the road thinking dam should have done something about that

[Dish]

Negative on checking the slave. What should I look for exactly?

Also quick question.
Anyone recommend a good exedy clutch for ae86 which is used for a daily but gets a flogging everytime it's driven.
Gathered a small list, any recommendations? I have my eye on just a heavy duty organic but I'm not sure if I wanna go something better.

Heavy Duty Kit
Heavy Duty Button Kit
Heavy Duty Cushioned Button Kit
Sports Organic
Sports Ceramic

[Driftspec]

You will see the slave cylinder on the right side of the gearbox (just behind the starter motor if you look from the engine bay). Get someone to push the clutch in and check the movement of the cylinder. Make sure it moves fine without resistance. Could it possibly be a heat issue with the hydraulic lines? Perhaps check its not getting hot at all.

As for the clutch, I have to say the Exedy Heavy Duty kit works extremely well for a daily driver that gets driven with enthusiasm, and would be good on track too. You should really replace the throw out bearing as well, which may improve your situation too. Some say a cushioned kit works fine in a daily, you may have to see for yourself on that one :)

[sprintdaddy]

There`s also a small but important bearing in the end of the crank where your gearboxes imput shaft goes in, costs about $10 and if you don`t replace it and it fails it will feel like your clutch is fukd and you won`t be able to shift gears and it also stops your input shaft bearing from wearing out prematurely.

[Driftspec]

Spiggott Bearing? Yeah that can be important too... lol yes the only problem is that they don't normally come as part of the kit, so you need to buy them separately. That was the only reason I didn't change mine last time around.

[cuzzo]

If you can remove the slave then go down to a brake/clutch place and get an identical one. They arent very expensive and will rule it out if thats not the problem.

[Dish]

Heard that the jdm slave's are different than adm??? Anyone confirm this? Before I go down and waste my time.

[cuzzo]

Yeah they are, one is on the drivers side (jdm) and one is on the passenger side (adm) therefore if you imagine it, they would have to be bolted up differently (mirror reverse).

[DavisJD]

Here is a video psted by Verm69 the other day, pretty informative if you know jack all about clutches

http://jalopnik.com/cars/clips/ask-bob-clu...ined-251875.php