You can put your clutch half way down to the floor and shift from 1st to 2nd
gear? You don't grind and your tranny doesn't make a huge, ugly noise?

 

What would the cost of a new clutch be? Performance clutch?

 

I think the full engagement point and initial engagement point is equivalent to
where the clutch initially disengages and fully disengage.

The car won't move with only 1/4 of a way clutch-out, but is it really completely
disengaged? im not sure. My 2nd gear gate is not consistently smooth during the
1-2 shift unless I completely clutch-in to the floor...so im speculating that the
clutch is still slightly engaged unless it is depressed all the way.

Im not really concerned about the clutch, rather the 2nd gear's syncro.

 

I didn't say half-way, but certainly not all the way. And no, no huge ugly noises and no grinding. 1st to 2nd is the most finicky because of the big change in ratio, but with the other gears it's not necessary to go completely to the floor.

 

Thanks guys! BUT my question about clutch wear is still not anwered. The responses still vary ( like other threads ). I would like to stay on topic and find out IF it does not does not create wear. Can someone try to find out and provide facts to back it up. Sorry for being a pain, but I want this thread to go In one direction resluting In one true answere.

YES or NO Does adjusting the clutch creat wear?.

FACTS WHY = Then back It up with true facts and no speculations!


Thanks Guys,

 

the point is, you're not going to get a clear answer. Based on what has been said, if you are experiencing wear, then it is minimal and should not raise a concern really. You should be good to go. Just make sure that whatever adjustment you make that you dont overdo it. Make sure that when you completely floor the clutch pedal that you are disengaging.

 

Ditto. If you've searched then you've already read the wealth of information/discussion that's taken place here. Nothing new has been discovered or proven since, so you'll have to revert back to all that previous discussion and make up your own mind. This is why so many have posted that IF there is additional wear, they find it acceptable. That's their choice, based on the previous discussions.

My advice to anyone asking about this subject has been to perform a search BUT ignore the page after page of discussion. It goes around in circles and leaves you exactly where you started. Instead, ask yourself a maximum of two questions:

1.) Does the engagement height of the clutch pedal annoy you to the point of wanting to change it?

2.) If so, do you consider the possibility of slight premature wear to be an acceptable trade-off.

 

1.) yes
2.) well if i am going to this extent then ( no )

 

Be wary of the clutch adjustment. I adjusted my clutch based on the threads I read here at G35driver. I loved the adjustment, the car was more enjoyable to drive, the clutch engaged closer to the floor, everything was driving nirvana. Then after a few months, I started noticing that the clutch would slip when I accelarated hard through the gears while merging on to the freeways of LA. I mentioned this to the dealer when I took the car in for servicing, they checked it out and I just had my master cylinder, clutch assembly and flywheel assembly replaced by Infiniti. They agreed to fix it all under warranty. When I called to see if my car was ready, the service consultant told me that the clutch problem was caused by a failure in the clutch master cylinder and that the master cylinder was adjusted out of infiniti specifications. The failure of the master cylinder caused the clutch disc and plate to burn and created "hot spots" on the flywheel assembly. I, of course , played ignorant...."Who could of done that!?" "How could that have happened?" "Could it have been installed that way at the factory?" yadda yadda yadda. The dealership could have easily accused me of making the adjustment and claim that the warranty was violated, the repair would have cost $2500, but they didn't.

So to all of you who have made the adjustment, keep an eye on your clutch, mine most likely failed because of the adjustment.