sincal

Ok i took on the task of replacing my clutch. All went well until i took it for the test drive. My pedal now is really soft. There is not much resistance as there was before. I did not open any lines so i know there isnt air in the lines. Is there something i can adjust or what? If you have any ideas please send them my way. THanks

jason191918

Does it drive fine? The clutch could just have a different clamping force/spring rate. My new clutch was waaaaaaaaaaay softer than the one I replaced, but that's just the way it is. If there is a problem, you can't adjust anything, must check fluid/bleed system, but you said you didn't disconnect anything, so this probably isn't the case.

sincal

There was no need to disconnect any lines so didnt but i was told by a friend that you have to adjust the spring that goes to the fork. Is that so or no?

jason191918

I never heard of that.

sincal

oh, well ok then..lol he doesnt have a toyota so he could be wrong.

jason191918

Anyone else have an answer?

toyminator2000

The pedal pressure is determined by the spring rate of the pressure plate.

forbiddenera

And hydraulic clutches are supposed to be 'self adjusting'.

There is a way to adjust the pedal however, it probably shouldn't be nessicary, but you can check the FSM for instructions.

sincal

anybody have any insight to this adjustment?

jason191918

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1993/clutch/2checkand.pdf

This is for a 93.

Pretty sure you are good to go though, like I said before.

sincal

I understand the pedal adjustment i was just asking is there one that would ultimately stiffen up the pedal push.

jason191918

Either a pressure plate with a higher spring rate, or a different pivot point. Either way you would need a different pressure plate. Why do you want it stiffer (stiffer doesn't necessarily mean more clamping force).

sincal

Im just so used to the feel of the centerforce clutch being so stiff. This time i went with a differnt clutch and man the difference is A LOT. I just didnt know if it was just the plate or if maybe a adjustment somewhere.

jason191918

Now that you mention that you had a centerforce, it has to be the pressure plate. Like I said, mine got softer when I changed mine.

sincal

lol..yeah i love the centerforce, but funds couldnt produce another..lol so thats what it is huh.. damn was hoping different.

Alex 400

I went from stock to a marlin heavy duty clutch and the pedal became softer even though the clutch has more clamping force.

What kind of clutch did you get?

sincal

I got a kragen special. Fenco i believe just dont like how it made the pedal feel at all.

Alex 400

Well mine has good feel, but it is as smooth as a honda civic. Have you tried bleeding your clutch system? It might have some air in it or something.

sincal

Didnt have any air in there before and i didnt break any lines loose when i replaced the clutch so there should be no air still right?

jason191918

Correct.

Like I said, a clutch with more clamping force can have less pedal effort due to the fulcrum point in the pressure plate.