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Old May 26, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Clutch releases very high how do you fix that?

I just finished rebuilding the whole engine, even put in new clutch and got the fly wheel machined. The whole car is great except that the clutch releases at the very end of the pedal. Is this normal? And if not how do you adjust it? It’s a hydraulic clutch and doesn’t have any adjustable nuts or anything I can find.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Re: Clutch releases very high how do you fix that?

need to bleed the clutch, just like you bleed brakes. hopefully u put the throw out bearing in right. hope this help
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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Re: Clutch releases very high how do you fix that?

I tried bleeding the clutch already and im pretty sure the release bearing is in correctly is there anything else that may cause it?
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Old May 26, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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Re: Clutch releases very high how do you fix that?

Might help if we knew what kind it was..
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Old May 27, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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Re: Clutch releases very high how do you fix that?

its a 86 z28
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Old May 27, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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Re: Clutch releases very high how do you fix that?

Most likely one of two things....
When you surface the flywheel, it moves the clutch away from the slave.
There are shims available to fix that....020-.030 between the flywheel and crank.

Or, the disk is to thick. There are shims for that too, about .010 should do it.

I use this method quite often. They go under the mounting pads of the clutch.
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