Adjusting CarTek Clutch?
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Adjusting CarTek Clutch? It now engages at the top of the pedal, I know it has an adjustable master. Do I go clockwise or counter to bring the engagement point to the middle? And where is the master located on our cars?
Thanks.
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Thanks.
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Re: Adjusting CarTek Clutch? You have to crawl under the dashboard (remove that black plastic access panel). It is the threaded rod that attaches to the clutch pedal and goes thru the firewall.
There is a securing nut on the rod you have to loosen. 1/2" if I remember correctly.
To move the pedal downward, make that rod shorter. Vice-versa to extend the pedal outwards.
Do changes 1-2 turns at a time. They make a big difference. I just turn it a few times, go drive it, and repeat until I like it.
Then secure that nut again.
Tony
There is a securing nut on the rod you have to loosen. 1/2" if I remember correctly.
To move the pedal downward, make that rod shorter. Vice-versa to extend the pedal outwards.
Do changes 1-2 turns at a time. They make a big difference. I just turn it a few times, go drive it, and repeat until I like it.
Then secure that nut again.
Tony
Re: Adjusting CarTek Clutch? I can adjust mine without bothering to remove the black panel..you can see it under there and get to it with the panel in the car.I use a vicegrips after that little nut is loosened..move the nut towards the firewall but remember to move the nut back towards the driver..when we first put in clutch the nut was towards firewall and it didnt' matter where we adjusted clutch we got no gears..
we bled it and scratched our heads and then figured out the nut has to be back towards the driver after you adjust or you can't get the rod into the master enough to disengage.you move the rod counterclockwise to move it closer to firewall and clockwise to move it farther out.
Thats if you are grabbing it at the very back near the firwall right where it goes into master.
If you did it from front of rod near driver it would be opposite.I still want to know where most of you guys set it approximately from floor..close to floor,middle or way out.I seem to find it goes into gears a bit smoother as you move it farther out at high rpm.Too close to firewall you get no gears or 1st and reverse are difficult or impossible.A bit farther out and 1st and reverse go fine but third still seemed to go not good at high rpm..a bit farther and now third seems much better at high rpm.I also think I noticed that the clutch gets a bit more grabby and harder to drive smooth as it warms up in traffic..anyone notice this.I will check/do my drill mod probably this week and think 3.73 or 4.10 gears will also make it more driveable in heavy traffic.I have 3.42 right now.
we bled it and scratched our heads and then figured out the nut has to be back towards the driver after you adjust or you can't get the rod into the master enough to disengage.you move the rod counterclockwise to move it closer to firewall and clockwise to move it farther out.
Thats if you are grabbing it at the very back near the firwall right where it goes into master.
If you did it from front of rod near driver it would be opposite.I still want to know where most of you guys set it approximately from floor..close to floor,middle or way out.I seem to find it goes into gears a bit smoother as you move it farther out at high rpm.Too close to firewall you get no gears or 1st and reverse are difficult or impossible.A bit farther out and 1st and reverse go fine but third still seemed to go not good at high rpm..a bit farther and now third seems much better at high rpm.I also think I noticed that the clutch gets a bit more grabby and harder to drive smooth as it warms up in traffic..anyone notice this.I will check/do my drill mod probably this week and think 3.73 or 4.10 gears will also make it more driveable in heavy traffic.I have 3.42 right now.
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Re: Adjusting CarTek Clutch? Hmmmmmm....... I made the rod longer, since the pedal engages too high (damn near the top)
And it didn't feel like it did much, Do I need to make it shorter to get it to engage lower down? It (the rod) was almost bottomed out (short) when I first started tinkering with it.
I turned it about 1 full turn, almost no difference.
Thanks.
And it didn't feel like it did much, Do I need to make it shorter to get it to engage lower down? It (the rod) was almost bottomed out (short) when I first started tinkering with it.
I turned it about 1 full turn, almost no difference.
Thanks.
