the clutch to fully engage.
The correct and only way is here....
[ http://specialtyz.com/blog/?page_id=178 ]Only two things can cause the pedal to change engagement position
1.The pedal not being adjusted correctly.
2. A defective pressure plate. 99% of the time this is from the incorrect pedal adjustment. If you understand how the system works it makes it easy to understand what is happening.....
The Master has a hole inside that allows the fluid to fill the cylinder.....This hole also allows the fluid to be able to be pushed back into the reservoir as the fluid heats and expands.
As soon as you push on the pedal a little bit the hole in the master is covered and the cylinder starts building pressure to move the slave that releases the clutch.
What happens when you adjust the pedal to where all the free play is removed and just a touch more is the hole in the master gets covered and the fluid can not return to the reservoir when the fluid gets hot and expands.
If the pedal is adjusted wrong, what will happen is the clutch will grab closer to the floor when the car and fluid are cold. As the fluid heats up and expands with the hole in the master closed, it will force the slave to release the clutch because the fluid has no where else to go.
As the the fluid gets hot, the clutch releases more causing the pedal to engage the clutch higher and higher.
This has the same effect as pushing farther and farther down on the clutch pedal.
When the pedal is adjusted incorrectly this way, the hotter the fluid gets the more the clutch releases until it finally slips and if you drive the car in this condition long it will kill any clutch quickly.
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