1G Clutch adjustment

[1g Cam]

My transmission was a little notchy before, wouldn't go into gear (first reverse) sometimes. I watched the jacks transmission video and tried adjusting the push rod, before I did so the car was drivable and shifted the clutch had good pressure and travel. After,adjustment, the clutch when pressed drops about an inch from the floor and about a 1/2 it disengages, it's difficult to drive now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[bastarddsm]

Adjust the rod out as far as you can, to where you can still push the slave cyl in by hand

 

[bastarddsm]

Usually I end up welding a nut on the clutch clevis, and then adjust the upper clutch switch all the way out.

 

[1g Cam]

Could air of got into the system?

 

[1g Cam]

The rod doesn't turn by hand?after I did it, it ghost pedaled. There's not a lot of presure anymore

 

[Dsmkauai]

Or you can use a 2g rod gives exactly the extra length and adjustment you are looking for. Have you changed your master or slave? Checked to see if they are leaking any? If the rod won't turn take a pair of vise grips and turn it how you need to.

 

[1g Cam]

I did use vice grips to turn it, I got a turn in and my head hit the clutch pedal and it dropped to the floor, the master is a tad leaky. Should I bleed the system first? I ordered the slave and the master but this car is my daily so I need it to drive relatively soon.

 

[Dsmkauai]

If it's leaking bleeding won't help. Well it might for a minute. But bottom line is your leak is letting air in. And therefore compromising the system. Need to replace the bad part. Properly bleed system and adjust like the jacks video again. What clutch are you using? If you can't get to the bleed port and run out of adjustment. You could switch in a 2g rod and get the adjustment you need.

 

[1g Cam]

It was fine before th adjusment, so when I messed with it but turning the push rod it let air in the system?

 

[Justin Lauscher]

I know I've been chasing clutch problems for a long time. Took the tranny out of my car 4 times thinking it was the PP and flywheel, nope. All in spec. I adjusted the rod so it's barely threaded in and it helped, but I can push the pedal down and it only comes back up half way. All new everything, bled about 1000 times. My endgame so I could drive my car was a custom slave rod just the perfect length so it still went into gear, otherwise it didn't go at all.

The next thing I'm trying is welding a nut to the nut that the adjustment rod already threads into. Welded pedal didn't even help.

And yet it still grinds the f*** out of 2nd and the clutch drags.

 

[cmehlxl]

Bad master cylinder. And throw a Stainless Steel clutch line on while you're in there.

Once u have a new master cylinder, Then adjust the rod properly..