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Mail From: miatak earthlink.net (K

What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages the
gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's just
really hard to push the clutch in.

Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.

See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)

Kat

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Mail From: Larry (Larry Alster)

Hey Kat, that is a little odd. Usually when you have trouble with the
clutch system the pedal gets soft or stays the same but doesn't manage to
fully disengage the clutch. The clutch is still disengaging at the same
point in travel and you can shift with no problem but it is just hard to
step on the pedal???

Have you eaten your Wheaties today???? :)

Seriously, my guess would be something you might not like. I'm wondering if
you might not have a problem with the pressure plate. The other choice
might be the master cylinder but I'm not sure why it would get hard to
depress.

Did this happen suddenly or is it something that has developed over time??
Have you driven another 2000 to compare??


Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow
Whooosh 2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat Bryce" <(email redacted)>
To: "Miata-L" <(email redacted)>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
> the
> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
> just
> really hard to push the clutch in.
>
> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.
>
> See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)
>
> Kat
>
>
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>

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Mail From: abefm (Abraham Mara)

Mine gets a LITTLE hard to press when the carpet bunches up under it. :-P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat Bryce" <(email redacted)>

> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
> the
> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
> just
> really hard to push the clutch in.
>
> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.
>
> See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)
>
> Kat
>

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Mail From: miatak earthlink.net (K

That's it! Something has crawled up there and died! Eeewww...

Kat Bryce


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From: "Abraham Mara" <(email redacted)>
To: "'Larry Alster'" <(email redacted)>; "'Kat Bryce'"
<(email redacted)>; "'Miata-L'" <(email redacted)>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


> Mine gets a LITTLE hard to press when the carpet bunches up under it. :-P
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kat Bryce" <(email redacted)>
>
>> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
>> the
>> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
>> just
>> really hard to push the clutch in.
>>
>> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.
>>
>> See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)
>>
>> Kat
>>
>
>
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Mail From: Larry (Larry Alster)

True story, we had a club tech day. A woman in the club shows up and says I
have trouble with some lights. We open the hood and on the passenger side
by the firewall is the biggest rats nest you have ever seen. Took 3 people
20 minutes to clean out under the hood. We fixed some wires but suggested
she take the car to a mechanic as it was going to be a long job. She took
the car to the mechanic and he fixed the car. A few days later the car
wouldn't run. She had the car flat bedded to the mechanic. He called her
up and yelled at her that she must be kidding. When he opened the hood not
only was the rats nest back but the rat was sitting in it. The rat went for
a 20 mile ride on the flat bed!!!


Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow
Whooosh 2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat Bryce" <(email redacted)>
To: <(email redacted)>; "'Larry Alster'" <(email redacted)>;
"'Miata-L'" <(email redacted)>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


> That's it! Something has crawled up there and died! Eeewww...
>
> Kat Bryce
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Abraham Mara" <(email redacted)>
> To: "'Larry Alster'" <(email redacted)>; "'Kat Bryce'"
> <(email redacted)>; "'Miata-L'" <(email redacted)>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:32 PM
> Subject: RE: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!
>
>
>> Mine gets a LITTLE hard to press when the carpet bunches up under it.
>> :-P
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kat Bryce" <(email redacted)>
>>
>>> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
>>> the
>>> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
>>> just
>>> really hard to push the clutch in.
>>>
>>> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.
>>>
>>> See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)
>>>
>>> Kat
>>>
>>
>>
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Mail From: pete (Pete Naylor)


Kat Bryce wrote...

> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages the
> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's just
> really hard to push the clutch in.
>
> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.

Is there a chance that the line is pinched somewhere between the master
cylinder and the slave cylinder? How does the fluid look? Maybe some
gunk obstructing flow in the master cylinder?

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Mail From: tom (Tom Reynolds)

Everything lubricated? Could be the throw out bearing is failing/binding.



Tom

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From: (email redacted) [mailto:(email redacted)] On Behalf
Of Pete Naylor
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:40 PM
To: (email redacted)
Subject: Re: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


Kat Bryce wrote...

> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
the
> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
just
> really hard to push the clutch in.
>
> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.

Is there a chance that the line is pinched somewhere between the master
cylinder and the slave cylinder? How does the fluid look? Maybe some
gunk obstructing flow in the master cylinder?
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Mail From: charlestucker52 (Charles Tucker)

OK, listening to Kat's trevails, I have to add my own clutch problems.

'91 with 198,500 miles, ACT clutch and lightened flywheel. Every-so-often, the clutch just doesn't want engage properly Pedal feels the same, but have to force into first gear (or reverse), and second gear is a little shaky too. Sometimes even feel it creeping in first gear with the pedal depressed. Normally lasts for a few days and then goes away.

Crud in the hydraulic system? Or ......, what else might it be?

Charles Tucker & 2D Wind
Red 91 A Pkg
Team Laundry List
Houston, TX
Larry Alster <(email redacted)> wrote:
Hey Kat, that is a little odd. Usually when you have trouble with the
clutch system the pedal gets soft or stays the same but doesn't manage to
fully disengage the clutch. The clutch is still disengaging at the same
point in travel and you can shift with no problem but it is just hard to
step on the pedal???

Have you eaten your Wheaties today???? :)

Seriously, my guess would be something you might not like. I'm wondering if
you might not have a problem with the pressure plate. The other choice
might be the master cylinder but I'm not sure why it would get hard to
depress.

Did this happen suddenly or is it something that has developed over time??
Have you driven another 2000 to compare??


Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow
Whooosh 2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat Bryce"
To: "Miata-L"
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
> the
> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
> just
> really hard to push the clutch in.
>
> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.
>
> See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)
>
> Kat
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Miata mailing list
> (email redacted)
> ftl.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata
>

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My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck.

Jimmy Buffett

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Mail From: pete (Pete Naylor)


Charles Tucker wrote...

> '91 with 198,500 miles, ACT clutch and lightened flywheel. Every-so-often, the clutch just doesn't want engage properly Pedal feels the same, but have to force into first gear (or reverse), and second gear is a little shaky too. Sometimes even feel it creeping in first gear with the pedal depressed. Normally lasts for a few days and then goes away.

Your clutch is "dragging". Could be a number of causes but the
every-so-often part of the description is intriguing. Is there any rhyme
or reason to it? When it happens, is it right after starting and goes
away after a little driving? After parking for an extended period?
During periods when the humidity is high? Have you monitored your fluid
level to see if there's a slow leak?

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Mail From: Larry (Larry Alster)

Slave cylinder


Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow
Whooosh 2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074

----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Tucker
To: (email redacted)
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


OK, listening to Kat's trevails, I have to add my own clutch problems.

'91 with 198,500 miles, ACT clutch and lightened flywheel. Every-so-often, the clutch just doesn't want engage properly Pedal feels the same, but have to force into first gear (or reverse), and second gear is a little shaky too. Sometimes even feel it creeping in first gear with the pedal depressed. Normally lasts for a few days and then goes away.

Crud in the hydraulic system? Or ......, what else might it be?

Charles Tucker & 2D Wind
Red 91 A Pkg
Team Laundry List
Houston, TX
Larry Alster <(email redacted)> wrote:
Hey Kat, that is a little odd. Usually when you have trouble with the
clutch system the pedal gets soft or stays the same but doesn't manage to
fully disengage the clutch. The clutch is still disengaging at the same
point in travel and you can shift with no problem but it is just hard to
step on the pedal???

Have you eaten your Wheaties today???? :)

Seriously, my guess would be something you might not like. I'm wondering if
you might not have a problem with the pressure plate. The other choice
might be the master cylinder but I'm not sure why it would get hard to
depress.

Did this happen suddenly or is it something that has developed over time??
Have you driven another 2000 to compare??


Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunbur! st Yellow
Whooosh 2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat Bryce"
To: "Miata-L"
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: [Miata] Hard Clutching - REAL Miata Question!!!


> What would cause my clutch to be really hard to depress? It disengages
> the
> gears just fine and I don't think the clutch travel is too much. It's
> just
> really hard to push the clutch in.
>
> Millie is a 2000 with 80,000 miles.
>
> See, we even talk about Miata's!! :-)
>
> Kat
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Miata mailing list
> (email redacted)
> ftl.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata
>

_______________________________________________
Miata mailing list
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ftl.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/miata




I'm growing older but not up,
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck.

Jimmy Buffett


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