[Shotimes] Clutch seems to drag after warm-up ('95 MTX)

[Phil Piotrowski]

Lee,
Thanks for the reply.
First:
I did double check my paperwork for the clutch install, and the flywheel was
machined.

Second:
I did as you recommended, and adjusted the pedal, so it grabbed near the
top.
No help with the dragging through !

Seems like I live with it, or buck-up for a clutch job...
Thanks again.

Philip J. Piotrowski
847-895-7932
philpio@pjpai.com
www.pjpai.com
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Leigh Smith [mailto:leighsm@comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:21 AM
To: Phil Piotrowski; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Clutch seems to drag after warm-up ('95 MTX)


Phil; Sounds exactly like what mine did.
It was the disc draging on the flywheel.

First:
Double check the installation bill or even call up the mechanic and make
absolutely sure they cut the flywheel. I can't imagine that shop would reuse
the flywheel, but anything is possible. If it wasn't, just do it. My
flywheel measured pretty flat with a machists straightedge and a feeler
guage, but it was still enough to have the disc drag some and not release
cleanly. There is just no other adjusting and no room for error.

Second:
The clutch engagement point sounds a little low. Your "automatic adjuster"
may need some help. You can adjust it manually. Experiment with the catch
height off the floor a little bit. Maybe you just need a little bit more
pedal throw to release cleanly.I'd try to get the clutch to "catch" exactly
1/2 way or even 2/3 the way off the floor.

Adjust it manually like this. Lay under the dash and look for the blue
adjuster tab. Put your thumb on it. It will be too hard to just push. But if
you stroke the clutch pedal a few inches with your other hand you will feel
it move up. Now try and hold it up there with your thumb while you also
quickly pull the pedal back up. It's stiff but you will hear a load click or
two when it adjusts and it works. Then the pedal will catch a little higher.
I tried as many as 6-8 clicks and the pedal caught 2-3 inches higher off the
floor. If it is too high, to undo it lift up on the pedal with your toe and
it will reset lower again. You are just adding a little extra pre-load to
the cable. Mine needed it to get all the "slop" out at rest. It won't hurt
anything cause the bearing is constantly spinning anyway. I confirmed for
myself that I had mechanical issues inside the clutch this way. I had my
pedal adjusted so the clutch grabbed almost at the top. That gave me twice
as much release travel as normal and it still wouldn't release cleanly cause
the flywheel hadn't been cut. Good Luck Lee
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Piotrowski" <philpio@pjpai.com>
To: "'Leigh Smith'" <leighsm@comcast.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Clutch seems to drag after warm-up ('95 MTX)


Clutch seems to catch between 1/3 and 1/2 the way up.

1st question: I had the clutch installed by Performance Plus (Madison WI), I
believe they put a cut flywheel in.

Philip J. Piotrowski
847-895-7932
philpio@pjpai.com
www.pjpai.com