88 n/a gxl

two days ago my clutch pedal stuck to the floor. i was in traffic an panicked so i used my toe to pop it back up. now my tranny shakes some and it seem like when i release the clutch it engages the gear differently almost sooner than normal. i read on a Google article that clutches can be adjusted. this article was on a mustang. so can we adjust our clutches? and if so how do i fix this and what kind of problems may i have caused?

i realize i may be in for a clutch job. first things first. im on a budget so adjusting clutches sounds like a good place to start. also my manual didn't have an reliant or useful advise on the topic that i could tell. thanks

 

Did you check your fluid level?

 

yes that was the first thing i checked. dose not seem to be leaking and its level is still at the max.

 

Well then, there are two adjustments on the clutch pedal I believe. One is for play adjustment and the other one is for height. For play, theres a locknut on the pedal end, loosen it and rotate the pushrod until it's correct. The height adjustment is near it with 2 locknuts. Loosen both and rotate I think clutch safety switch? Should be pretty obvious when you look at it but someone correct me if I'm wrong >.>.

 

will either adjustments change where the clutch engages the gear? or will they just change where the pedal is in relation to the floor?

 

That I'm not sure. I just adjust mine to the manuals spec. Hopefully someone else here knows.

 

if u loosten the lock nut and adjust the pin it will adjust when the clutch engages! Do it and tell

 

If your clutch gets stuck down and you're not losing fluid, you almost certainly need a new clutch master cylinder.

 

Ding ding. That was the issue on one of the RX-7's I've owned. New Master fixed me right up. But you might as well get a new slave too, as it is probably not far behind.

 

Agree With Cyber..the 2 parts will run you about 120 Bucks,Tops!..reason being that A new master will most likely Blow the old Slave out with the Increased "new" pressure that the New Master is going to exert.

 

I was gonna mention that but didn't want to be wrong and look like a douche lol..if you want to save some money you can get a rebuild kit for both as well. Worked fine for me but I dont know what results other people had.

 

Yes, that is all vary vary useful information.... but after the fact when i wrote this i started thinking.... that sorta knocking noise didn't add up. it was there at idle it was there driving. and was worse when i was at low rpms. driving home it felt sorta sluggish. and the slight shake/knock was almost in tuned with my motor rhythm as far as when it idles. both my 7s did this (where it sounds like its missing) it sorta has periodic slight popping noise to the engine sound. so anyhow that last part was reliant to the rhythm of the shake, and i realized that maybe its the motor. although i cant explain why the clutch is all of a sudden acting up. please some one has to know more about how this works then i. what could cause the shaking to happen in all gears and clutch engaged or not that would be related to the tranny? would it be the barring or the pressure plate? also i would define the shacking as more of like a rough idle in a spinning fashion not back and forth motion. it honestly felt like something in the tranny. or clutch area. if you need more specific then this please ask me to define something better if it would help. thanks.

 

Could be a bad pilot bearing or bad throwout bearing. I don't have any experience with bad ones, but those sound feasible to me. They would be good things to search for and learn about to see if either is what you're having trouble with.

 

I've read the clutch dropping to the floor is the master or slave, replace those before worrying bout anything else I suppose.

 

yup i had that problem!!!! slave and master!!! now shes cherry!

 

What colour is the fluid in the clutch reservoir?? If its dark (looks like black), then it is the time to replace the master (but always recommended to replace the slave and the line as well).

 

you guys aren't going to believe this but i installed an after market intake and some how it got loose off its bracket. making loud horrible noises as the motor was on. and i fix it, but dose not explain a few things, ether way she drives about as good as before.

 

Your clutch doesn't drop anymore?

I don't know anything bout manual's, got a automatic atm =(

If the clutch uses vacuum pressure,then maybe when your intake was loose it had a vacuum leak.

 

No vaccum, just one hydralic line and two cylinders, independant from the engine

 

clutch has stuck to the floor twice in 6 months. and is a lil off when going in to gear.... i think second and third mostly while the clutch is disengaged and im slowing for a stop, ill go through all the gears in case i need to go from what ever speed im at, at that exact time. example being you slow for a stop at a red light then it turns green so you are already in the gear you should be lets say you have 4 car lengths to the intersection so that's like 3rd gear and you take off from there. i never slam on my breaks at the last second like most people. i like easing in to my stop just in case. what it feels like like it misses the teeth slightly and you feel it hard shift like your going to possibly blow out your gear. but nothing bad happens. also some back ground to consider. second gear syncro is out almost completely. i shift so carefully that since i bought the car 8 months ago. i have ground second 4 times. 2 times while going around corners while accelerating and 2 times while driving on some extreme switch backs. so in no way am i abousing the car. but i imagine that most the clutch components haven't been changed more then once. so i think i should go have a clutch shop tell me what could be wrong and maybe get master and slave replaced to boot.

 

Sounds like your syncros, however thats spelt, are goin too, might be time for a anew tranny or get it rebuilt at least.