Clutch pedal EXTREMLY stiff with new cfdf

[domenico_169]

So i just got my new CFDF clutch installed and i broke it in VERY lightly for approx 300 city miles. Keep in mind after these 300 miles with no boost, ect i took it on the highway but still didnt bag it. After some time it felt as if the clutch pedal was getting sitffer and stiffer, and sometimes it would feel normal and sometimes it would be hard as hell. But now it is permanently HARD! its also harder to get it in gears, unlike before. I checked the fluid and it looks to be between half and full, so i dont know what else it can be... please help. does it need to be adjusted maybe?

 

[andymoraitis]

It sounds like pedal pump up. I've experienced this before and the pedal was much more stiff and released at higher travel. If it is pump up, you'll need to adjust the engagement point down since failure to do so will tear up the clutch. Here's an article from RRE for reference:

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/clutchandflywheeltech.htm

Hope that helps,

Andy

 

[blackGSX2g]

Thats what I would have guessed as well. Put more free play into your pedal throw and it should go away. All that pressure also puts more wear on your thrust bearings as well since you are driving around with the clutch partially engaged all the time.

 

[domenico_169]

thanks ALOT, ill let you guys know how it goes tonight.