Air in clutch questions..

[AL92]

My clutch is working pretty good.I have very firm pedal pressure if anything its too firm.I am getting into gear pretty good and it seems to be engaging fine.
But am wondering can you still have some air in the lines what would it cause for symptoms ? Would it make the pedal pressure higher than normal? Also I may need to have the pedal a bit farther out to disengage than normal. Would this also be do to air in the system. I thought air in the system would make the pedal very very soft only.

Can someone give me a better explanation of air in the clutch and its exact effects and symptoms.

Also will the clutch pedal get softer or harder if its moved away from the floor? Just a bit less pedal pressure would be good for me.My hd 4000 was very soft pressure at first but got a lot heavier after some miles were put on it. Have think around 1500 miles since installation on it now and really you have to put car in neutral at the lights its that heavy.

 

[Drifte]

sounds like slave cylinder is probably going out. check for leaks at the master, lines and slave. I know when my slave was going out their wasnt a stiffer pedal around. Also check your fluid, if its going low obviously its leaking out. You can always bleed it more just for the heck of it, i know i am going to here this weekend with some ford hd fluid.

 

[Kevin Jewer]

If it is getting really stiff with use, leaving you with no free play, and then seems normal the next day for example, you are pumping up your master cylinder and need to adjust the clutch pedal rod. Note that this is a 2g only thing, 1g and EVO do not have this problem.

What commonly happens is people don't get all the air out when bleeding, and extend the pedal rod to compensate, causing this problem. 2g AWDs can be tricky to bleed if you do not keep the car level. For example, jacking up only one side to do the job (drivers side IIRC) creates a pocket of air at some point that can not be easily bled out. I strugged with this for hours once before I realized what was going on.