Looks like you're gonna need to update your "How do I put a V8 in my Miata" FAQ, too! That'll make mine v.5...Molly says I should start saving my money... Geoff
Bill Cardell wrote: > FWIW, I've just put my procedure for adjustment here: > > _http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ_ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Kandasamy, > Thuwaragan > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Need help\tips on adjusting clutch rod. > > The car is still on Jack stands … and yes, when the car is off, it > easily goes into gear with\without the clutch pedal being depressed. I > didn’t try starting the car in gear to see what happens just cause of > my habbit of starting in neutral and then going into gear, I’ll try to > do that tonight tho. > > As for the possibility of the clutch disc being installed the wrong > way, well, that’s why I wanted my buddy there when I did it, cause > he’s done this on Miatas waaay too many times, and actually, he was > the one that installed and torqued down both the disc and pressure > plate. I’d be very surprised if that was installed the wrong way, but > then again, for my luck, who knows. J > > So I take it that the bronze~ish looking nut on the clutch adjustment > rod is the one that I should concentrate on rotating? I tried that at > first, then noticed the black nut in front of it, and thought maybe I > should adjust that one. That explains why the black nut didn’t wanna > budge one bit!! I’ll concentrate all my efforts on rotating that > bronze nut tonight then. > > Another really annoying thing with that clutch adjustment rod is the > fact that is swings left to right quite a bit when I try to rotate > with the wrench, so it takes up all the room I have to break the nut > loose. I swear, this rod is gonna make me see dead people pretty > soon!!! J lol > > So to take the clutch pedal off, I’m guessing I should take the nut > that’s pointing right at the ECU off … right? I believe it was a 14mm nut. > > I tried to take the ECU off to gain more room under there, but other > than the 10mm nut on the firewall, I can’t see what else is holding it > in place, but I KNOW something else is keeping it from coming off. If > I can take the stock ECU off, maybe I can take this opportunity and > finally plug my Hydra in and start my Turbo install too. J > > I wonder if my car will ever be off the jack stands at this rate. L > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Thomas Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* May 21, 2008 11:20 AM > *To:* Ashraf Farrag > *Cc:* Kandasamy, Thuwaragan; [email protected] >> Miata Power List > *Subject:* Re: Need help\tips on adjusting clutch rod. > > Its fairly simple to remove the clutch pedal assembly from the car if > nothing else works to loosen the nuts on the adjustment rod. Also > remember it looks like two nuts under there. You want to loosen the > jamb nut, the other nut is welded in place and won't loosen. > > I had the same frustrations with my ACT clutch. I finally relocated > the fulcrum point on the clutch rod by drilling another hole in the > clutch pedal arm to get more travel from the clutch rod and thus raise > the engagement point of the pedal. It was fairly involved and took > some welding and bending but I'm very satisfied and my clutch > engagement point matches stock. > > On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Ashraf Farrag > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Kandasamy, Thuwaragan wrote: > > > > Okay, so I got the ACT Extreme clutch in (with the help of my friend > > who's done this countless number of times) and everything is bolted > > back up … however, when the car is running, I can't put it into gear. > > The clutch is all the way down to the floor, and still not enough to > > engage the gear. I checked the master cylinder and there's no leaks, > > same for the slave cylinder. Also checked to make sure the slave > > cylinder is on right, and pushing the fork when I depress the clutch > > pedal. > > > > This sounds painfully familiar. > > With the car on jack stands, can you put it into gear with the car > turned off, start it up and the wheels spin as you start it? > > > > > I'm open to any and all suggestions … J > > It is possible that you put the clutch disc in backwards. Either that or > you got the wrong disc for the clutch and the pressure plate fingers are > hitting the center spline of the disc and it won't release completely to > let you put it in gear. > > Broken fork and hose pilot bearing are also possibilities. > > Here is my thread on the same matter earlier this year: > http://list.miatapower.net/lurker/thread/20071230.054732.a7f88ad0.en.html#20071230.054732.a7f88ad0 > > Regards, > --Ashraf > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign > <http://www.firetrust.com/products/benign/>. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > ---------------------------------------------------- > This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign. _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
