OK don't flame me, I've been on the forums for a while and I've never seen any reference to this article - It's dated back in 03. I've always hated the engagement point in my coupe's clutch, today I was pointed to this article explaining how to adjust it. I figure it's worth posting incase other people like me have skipped over it.

http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...=&fpart=1&vc=1

It took me about 30 min (15 min fine tuning) to complete. Between this and my newly installed 06 projector housings I feel like I'm driving a whole new car!

 

mm it has been brought up on this board and my350 a couple times.

i have done this adjustment and like many others have and there are a couple problems with this.

1. a lot of people report that after driving for a bit, the clutch engagement point seems to slowly creep back towards its original point.

2. it is debated that this would cause premature wear on the clutch.

i took my ride to street image and they moved it back claiming that the clutch was no longer fully engaging. they moved it back.

overall, i think a lot of us hate the engagement point of the clutch, but its really up to the individual when it comes to risking premature wear. I will be installing a jwt clutch with the stock flywheel in the near future (i dont want to deal with the rattle that a lightened flywheel has)

 

I dont see any solid proof that this would cause premature wear on the clutch... If i disengage the clutch while in gear at a stop, the car will stall... If it was only slightly disengaged the car would simply roll and spudder...

 

Going out right now to adjust my clutch. I will let you know how I like it.

 

The adjustment is AMAZING!!
There is about 1.5 inch of freeplay up top though and Im not sure if that is bad

 

there shouldnt be any free play towards the top... make sure you re-tighten all the bolts you loosened once you did the adjustment, also, make sure to readjust your cruise control bolt, which is most likely what is causing your free play problems. see if your cruise control still works, if it doesn't than your CC bold will need to be readjusted.

 

shrug, this is a heavily debated topic. you could be right, i dont know. the argument is that the clutch is not fully clamping down when you release it, thus causing a slight amount of slipping when driving in gear. i for one would rather not risk it. but man, thoes first couple days when i had it, it really felt like a different car! enjoy!

 

I think it depends on how far your adjust the clutch pedal down... When I first adjusted it, i set it really far down towards the ground, so when I would accelerate i could feel vibration in the pedal. After fine tuning it I no-longer feel any vibration. I think I found a happy medium. There's no doubt in my mind that the clutch is fully clamped down now.