RL7

My odometer read alittle above 2000. When I press down the clutch pedal and give the car gas, I can feel the vibration through the clutch pedal, deja vu, like right before the clutch went completely out in my last AP1.

I decrease the freeplay in the pedal, could that be the cause of this?

Slows2k

If you removed all the freeplay at the pedal, yes you caused it.

There has to be some free play before the disc is engaged. Removing all the freeplay keeps the disc from fully releasing, Thus smoking a once functioning part that didn't need to be adjusted.

RL7

I havent smelled my clutched yet. Nor has it slipped, even on the track.

Well, how much free play do I need?
How would it explain the vibration through the clutch pedal.

daytontp

If you removed all the free play, then the pedal is sitting on the throwout bearing, which would mean there is constant pressure. Which could mean constant wear.

The clutch is hydraulic so it continuously resets the grab point. Unlike a cable clutch where the grab point changes over time and the clutch disc wears down. This is hard to say, but I am sure you can look at the PDF manual in the library forum on this site. I would believe that manual would have that in it.

The vibration source is hard to point out. It could just be engine vibration, like if you hold the shifter in nuetral and press it to the left or right side stops. You may have adjusted the pedal to a point where there is not enough release of the clutch disc, so it vibrates while rubing the flywheel or pressure plate.

The 2004 - 2006 S2000 have a clutch slave cylinder with a delay release valve on the fluid line that slowly delays the complete engagement of the clutch right when you release the pedal. This keeps you form side stepping the clutch and damaging the 1st gear. Some have mentioned that if you accel very hard in 1st gear to redline and shift, the clutch will slip in 2nd all the way to redline. The 2000 - 2003 cars do not have this delay valve.

RL7

Thanks for the reply daytontp, I already removed the delay valve. And I am going adjust a bit more freeplay into it and see how it feels.

RACER

RL7

Sure, if thats your objective.

The s2k has the longest travel of all cars I have drove. The longer the travel it is, the less precise the timing it is. I have never drove another car that had this much freeplay in the clutch pedal. Not even the NSX or Integ.

Why bad? The shorter the travel, the shorter time the brain has to monitor the movement. Thus gives more time for other actions.

RACER

[QUOTE=RL7 Posted on Oct 8 2005, 10:32 PM]When I press down the clutch pedal and give the car gas, I can feel the vibration through the clutch pedal, deja vu, like right before the clutch went completely out in my last AP1.

I decrease the freeplay in the pedal, could that be the cause of this?