Put new clutch in. Pedal is SOO HARD to push in, grabs real early. What to do?

[turbolaserAWDrs]

OK, so I just finished putting my clutch in today. I had an exedy clutch that lasted 15k miles and is completley shot. But anyways...this is an OEM clutch(to my knowledge) and i swear I've never had to push a clutch in harder. I literally have to use just about all my force to push it in and my leg is definitley not weak I used to play soccer, and i ride dirtbikes/jetskis/snowboards so its not me. Also it grabs unbelievably early...as soon as I move my foot an inch it literally jumps out w/o using any gas....Is there anything that could be wrong or is this normal because its not broken into or what? I don't think its a heavy duty clutch or anything?? Any help is appreciated I'll be dead if i have to keep pushing this clutch in so hard.

 

[crashed97tsi]

hmm, don't know about the pedal pressure. But the clutch releasing problem could mean that you need to adjust your clutch pedal. Just a long shot, but when you put in the exedy clutch did you take outthe restrictor in the clutch line? I have no idea what that thing does but I know its a popular mod to do when your putting an aftermarket clutch in.That or a dying master/slave cylinder is all I can think of, then again I'm not a mechanic or anything?

 

[92awddsm]

Was the clutch fok seated proerly on the ball when it was reassembled? Was the retaining spring reinstalled on the new throwout bearing? Those are the only two thins I could think of.

 

[tigerstalon]

Adjust the pedal first before trying anything else. It's probably just that. Mine felt the exact same way after I put in the new clutch. I recall pushing it really hard to get it to work before I knew about the adjustment. It felt like I was going to break it, probably because I was forcing it beyond its designed travel limits! Once I adjusted the pedal, everything went back to normal.