Master cylinder

[Madcow1041]

I've got a really short question. My friend recently let me drive his car (Honda hatchback) and his clutch pedal travel is really short. The pedal is low to the ground and disengages and engages extremely low, as well. I asked him what made it like that, and he said it was an Omni Quicklutch. Now as far as I know, Omni only makes these for Hondas/Acuras. Is there an equivalent for our cars?

 

[MyBeatGSX]

I'm not sure if there is anything like that for our cars. However, when you upgrade to a heavy duty pressure plate/clutch, you're going to be glad you don't have it. You'll need all that travel to keep everything smooth. If the clutch throw is that short, you really will have an on/off switch.

Do you know how this thing works? Honda's have very short clutch travel to begin with.

 

[Defiant]

If it's on the floor, it's either worn out, mis-adjusted, or poorly installed.

 

[Madcow1041]

Oh, it really works. I was driving it for about an hour or so. It's really nice to have because it DOES help keep your shifts shorter, but I can see what you're saying about going heavy duty. It would definitely keep you from performing smooth shifts.

The cylinder is really not improperly adjusted and his clutch is not worn. I dont know about improperly installed, though. But I can tell you that in this application, the clutch pedal is meant to be low to the ground. The rod is shorter, but the girth of the cylinder is a lot wider to allow the same amount of displacement as a normal clutch master... As far as I know.

 

[travislaw]

I have seen this on a friends Acura as well. I thought there was something wrong with it and it got some getting used to. But the product actually makes the clutch peddle only need to be like 3 inches off the floor (I am guessing on the actual distance.) It is really wierd.