Mitsubishi: 1993 eclipse clutch questions

"cdh1125" <com> wrote in message
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No, it's not correct. There IS an adjustment in the plunger that goes into
the master cylinder. Adjusting takes perhaps 2 minutes. Its just difficult
to get at.

HOWEVER, you may also have another problem with the pedal assembly. The
clutch pedal pivots on a shaft that travels through the top of the assembly
to the RHS of the brake pedal. On the RH end of the shaft is a plate on to
which the slave clyinder plunger is attached. This plate is held onto the
shaft by a 14mm nut over a double flat side extension. This double flat is
what keeps the plate in the right place. The plate is softer than the shaft,
and over the years the flatted mounting hole in the plate gets distorted,
resulting in pedal slop. Look under dash with a flashlight and wiggle the
pedal: if the slip does not move the plate, the hole is worn. Tightening the
nut does NOT help.

Its easy to fix: take the plate off (its a bear to get at, but can be done),
put it in a vise sideways and squeeze enough to reduce the mounting hole
size, then carefully adjust the hole flats until it fits over the shaft
again. Might take you a couple of hours. Have a beer when your done <grin>.

Stewart DIBBS

I don't know how much difference there was between the 1g and 2g cars in
this regard (I have a 2g and just changed the clutch master cylinder), but
between the clutch pedal and the clutch master cylinder should be a
turnbuckle. Adjusting this will change the freeplay at the top of the pedal
travel. Too high, and the clutch won't disengage when it's all the way
up... too low and you won't completely disengage. Either is very bad for
your clutch and transaxle. I can't imagine there not being some sort of
adjustment on it.

Also make sure that your line is bled completely and that your fluid is
full. A leaking clutch master will cause the pedal to slowly drop (or
quickly in some cases) as air bleeds in.

JS

"cdh1125" <com> wrote in message
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"JS5" wrote: 

no one else has any advise on this?