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My clutch pedal stay close to the floor in my Acura CL. Doesnt return fully like it used too. Cant figure it out and I've replaced everythin
Have a 1999 Acura CL, 2.3L, 5 speed manual. Pedal stays close to the floor before and after I have replaced slave cylinder, slave master, hydraulic clutch hose with braided line, clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel. And yes, it was bleed Problem is still there. Was thinking the mechanical return spring may be weak on the pedal assembly.
Re: My clutch pedal stay close to the floor in my Acura...
Bobbie, If your sure the system is bled properly,did you get the clutch fork back in correct position, was it the correct bearing etc., you may have to adjust the clutch pedal and / or if it has a mechanical return spring, change the spring, it could be weak.
Check the attached links,instruction and guides for clutch pedal adjustment., bleeding,etc.Good luck
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I'm pretty certain the clutch fork and bearing is correct. I have done a 100 of these clutches before. As I stated. The pedal just fell one day. So I replaced everything in hydraulic and mechanical clutch system and the problem still exists. The only thing I didn't replace was the return spring on pedal, all the hard lines on firewall and there's a circular part on inside fender wall that one hard line enters, then it goes to another hard line, to rubber clutch line (which I changed to a braided steel hose).I'm pretty certain the clutch fork and bearing is correct. I have done a 100 of these clutches before. As I stated. The pedal just fell one day. So I replaced everything in hydraulic and mechanical clutch system and the problem still exists. The only thing I didn't replace was the return spring on pedal, all the hard lines on firewall and there's a circular part on inside fender wall that one hard line enters, then it goes to another hard line, to rubber clutch line (which I changed to a braided steel hose).
Bobbie, see if slave cylinder that pushes clutch fork is broken at its mount or if loose, I have seen this happen on Honda's a lot.Bobbie, see if slave cylinder that pushes clutch fork is broken at its mount or if loose, I have seen this happen on Honda's a lot.
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Re: My clutch pedal stay close to the floor in my Acura...
You could have gotten bad parts. I just did a ford truck. Master,slave and line was one part. All new. The thing never bled out properly. The pedal only came up half way. The next one took 5 minutes to bleed.
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remove the top plastic engine cover- 4 small bolts
inspect throttle assembly. There should be a container ring/wall so the cruise cable cant jump out of the thing-sideways
if that's broken -there is your problem. It has been a common problem
It may be the clutch assy. but before I did that I would check the cable out as it seems strange the pedal would stay on the floor even if the clutch went out. There should be a return spring on the pedal.
1 Press clutch pedal in fully and hold.
2 Open the bleed screw to allow fluid to escape.
3 Close bleed screw quickly.
4 Release pedal completely
5 Top off fluid in reservoir. Leave cap off of reservoir.
6 Repeat steps 1 to 4 no less than 10 times before going to 7 below. NO PUMPING!
7 Now purge the slave cylinder of any air bubbles that might be trapped inside of it.
8 Grab the clutch fork and push towards the slave cylinder pushing the rod all of the way into the slave cylinder as far as it will go AND HOLD it in.
9 open bleed valve and command helper to push the clutch down slowly purging any air that was trapped in the slave cylinder
10 As soon as the pedal hits the floor command your bleeder monkey to close the valve before you let the pedal return from the floor.
11 Repeat steps 1 to 4 one last time and proceed to the clutch reality check.
If it is hydraulic then there is either no oil in the system and needs fixing-filling and bleeding . If cable clutch it may be linkage but I suspect that the cable has broken and needs replacing
try to vacuum bleed the system at the master most hand vacuum kit come with adapters to fit over the master reservoir otherwise the system may need a new master or you may have a leak
You've replaced the master, the slave, now I would check to see if the throwout fork will move by hand. If you can move the fork by hand I would say that your pressure plate and or throwout bearing are worn out. First try to just gravity bleed the system. If that doesnt work, it may be time for a clutch, pressure plate, and bearing. The pressure plate spring pushes the pedal back up and depending on how many miles and driving habit those little arms on it break off and just wear out. I hope this helps you.
fill your clutch fluid, it tells you what kind of brake fluid to use on the cap, and then bleed your clutch system as you would your brakes, the bleeder is located on the slave cylinder i believe
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