Adjusting the pedal in this way would make the throw out bearing and its rod travel further toward the flywheel assembly. This will not help because he is not having a problem with releasing the clutch, its a problem with engaging the clutch. The pressure plate is engaged in its natural resting position and pushes the throw out bearing back away from the flywheel. Pedal travel has no effect on the pressure plates ability to push back against the throw-out bearing once you take your foot off the pedal.

 

Well, Kory got nothing to loose at this time. let him try it.

 

I really think its the spacers. I just measured my stock S4 flywheel. From the friction surface of the flywheel to the surface of the mound that the pressure plate flange mounts to is .650"

 

I think I am going to take your advice wacky and just junk it. I will give you 500 dollars cash when you get down here with your tow truck to take it off my hands.

 

Well when I mentioned they looked like a pilot bearing I didn't mean them to be as tall as a pilot bearing either, I just told you it kind of looked like one. It is also a little shorter then a pilot bearing too, but I am not sure how short, yet.

 

Well, I will be heading to Santa Maria on Sunday. I will try to visit you.
(Here's my schedule:
Drive up to Tracy from LA on Saturday 4am.
Drive back to LA @ 8 pm to pick up family.
Then drive to Santa Maria to party and gamble with family for the rest of Sunday and Monday).

 

Nice. yeah come by and visit the doctor and I . Santa Maria is only 45 minutes from us.

 

I know they are exactly like pilot bearings. From your discription I pictured round aluminum spacers between the flywheel and the pressure plate. Thats pretty much what they do right?

If you remove the transmission, try this: Insert the clutch alignment tool and rotate it. If the clutch disc rotates, their is not enough pressure being applied by the pressure plate, meaning its too far away from the flywheel. Other than that, I don't know what else to say about it.

 

Well project I greatly apperciate you taking your time and trying to help me trouble shoot this and giving me a bunch of ideas. I am getting up early in the morning tomorrow and AAA the rx-7 over to my house and I will have the doctor look at it.

 

When you figure out what it is, post it on here. There are too many threads on this forum where people have a problem, but never post up what the solution was.

Good luck

 

about the spacers yeah, they are little round donuts that basically take the place of the pressure plate mound things that the P.P. sits on. The spacer kit also came with the proper length bolts too because the factory ones are not long enough.

 

will do.

 

Hey project here are the dimensions to the spacers.

.332 width x .622 OD x .315 ID

 

I say junk it to. Lets get it ready for wacky. We will completley disassemble it down to the last nut and bolt and rewrite the haynes manual for everyone
The specs project84 gives for the width is too thick. That is approx 5/8 inch thick. Although
that is the depth from the surface of the flywheel to the pressure plate mounting the gap between the pressure plate and the surface of the flywheel on the Ls is half that.
I really think that Kori and his friend got extremley drunk and put the disc in backwards then tried to install a honda system in there
What iam i laughing at? I'm the one that has to straighten up this mess. I suppose i should be crying at this point. LOL.

 

ouch, I think I hurt my tranny lifting finger. Looks like it is all you now doctor. :

 

For you all who read and participated in this thread, my problem turned out to be the incorrect LS flywheel. The flywheel was off of a 12a and obviously did not work. Almost everything about the flywheel was exactly the same I did get installed, except for a very slight height difference that did not allow the pressureplate to torque down fully. The 12a LS flywheel will probably be for sale if anyone is interested.