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> clutch feels firm, then 'goes slack', when pushing in the pedal
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post Jan 11 2008, 09:55 AM
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I have a question again for you guys...

My clutch will feel like a normal clutch for the first maybe 70% of it's downward travel. After that, there is a point after which it just loses all it's firmness and it gets really easy to push to the floor.

What does this mean? It still works and everything, but it feels like something is wrong.

I have recently zip-tied the clutch cable to the engine case to get it out of the way of the header so it doesnt melt.

It's a brand new Cofle cable and the clutch was doing this before I changed it.

I want to rotate the clutch pulley mount slightly to get the cable out of the way of the header, does anyone have pics of where they drilled the holes?

Thanks guys
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post Jan 11 2008, 12:56 PM
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In my opinion, you are describing the "break-over" point where it becomes easier to push the pedal down. Not necessarily slack, but easier.

I think a properly adjusted clutch pedal stop will stop the pedal just at the "break-over" point (at least that is what I do). Constantly pushing the clutch pedal down past the "break-over" point may weaken the pressure plate springs to some extent over time (but I'm not positive about that).

What I really think happens is that the mechanical advantage of the clutch pedal over the pressure plate springs becomes greater at a certain point in the pedal travel. If you reach that point, the clutch is already dis-engaged and pushing further is not required.
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