S2000 Under The Hood S2000 Technical and Mechanical discussions.

Clutch Engagement

Thread Tools
 
Old 04-18-2009, 04:12 PM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
stookmeister's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Clutch Engagement

Im looking at buying a MY00 S2k with 80k miles. The car would shift into every single gear perfectly fine, however the clutch would catch kind of high...more towards the top. Is this a sign of the clutch going out or does the clutch engagement point just need to be adjusted?
Old 04-18-2009, 10:28 PM
  #2  

 
goldsS2000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 1,683
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Thats what it sounds like dude, my OEM clutch caught very high as well before I replaced it with my Comp stage4. I could hear a loud wine while the clutch was not engaged and the car was in neutral. Thats the pressure plate going bad. Hit up the forum/ebay for a new clutch dude, no biggy. That should give you an excuse for a more aggressive clutch (and maybe boost) rofl
Old 04-18-2009, 10:39 PM
  #3  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
stookmeister's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by goldsS2000,Apr 18 2009, 10:28 PM
Thats what it sounds like dude, my OEM clutch caught very high as well before I replaced it with my Comp stage4. I could hear a loud wine while the clutch was not engaged and the car was in neutral. Thats the pressure plate going bad. Hit up the forum/ebay for a new clutch dude, no biggy. That should give you an excuse for a more aggressive clutch (and maybe boost) rofl
its not my car, its a car that im thinking about buying. I heard its possible to adjust where the clutch engages at and thought that this would fix it. but, if the clutch is indeed on its way out i should probably stay away from the car since it would cost atleast 1k with parts and labor to replace.
Old 04-20-2009, 05:55 AM
  #4  
Registered User
 
w00t692's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,064
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

That sounds normal to me. And yes, you can adjust where it catches.

It's a hydraulic clutch system, the pedal is no indication of clutch wear.
Old 04-20-2009, 06:21 AM
  #5  
Registered User

 
Nickamsweet's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2,016
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Yeah sounds like that's the clutch if it's engaging right at the top of pedal travel. It's not that bad with the clutch thing. Just shop around for a good $$. I managed to get the kit for
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ywouldi
UK & Ireland S2000 Community
9
07-03-2011 10:22 AM
Suits
UK & Ireland S2000 Community
5
03-07-2010 02:11 AM
Ron
S2000 Under The Hood
7
06-02-2007 01:23 PM
rikhemi
S2000 Talk
5
04-07-2006 11:52 AM
DFul4d
S2000 Under The Hood
12
07-30-2003 06:40 AM



Quick Reply: Clutch Engagement



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:04 AM.