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Hey everyone! Let’s talk about clutch pedal freeplay. This seems to be a confusing topic for many people so I figured a video explanation would clear things up.
Clutch pedal freeplay is the area of clutch pedal travel where there is no resistance and thus no hydraulic pressure disenging the friction disc. You can see how much freeplay your clutch has by using your pinky finger to press down on the clutch pedal until there is significant resistance. A small amount of freeplay is absolutely normal and even desirable by some as I’ll explain later...
On the Honda S2000 clutch pedal free play is caused by two things: slop in the clutch master cylinder rod adjustment and play that is actually built into the clutch master cylinder. If you want to maximize clutch disengagement for the smoothest possible shifting you can remove clutch pedal freeplay by adjusting the clutch master cylinder rod. Today I’ll show you how to get rid of the clutch pedal freeplay caused by slop in the clutch master cylinder rod. You’ll want to leave the freeplay in the clutch master cylinder alone.
1. The first thing you want to do is take a 12mm wrench and loosen the lock nut holding the clutch master cylinder rod in place. When the clutch master cylinder rod is unadjusted it should be completely effortless to rotate the rod clockwise and counter clockwise. Before proceeding make sure there is no resistance in either direction.
2. Then use your fingers to gently rotate the clutch master cylinder rod clockwise with your fingers until you feel the a very slight resistance. At this point the slop in the clutch master cylinder rod is completely removed. You can double check that you’ve found this sweet spot by rotating the rod counter clockwise and then rotating it clockwise again.
3. Once you’re sure you’ve found the sweet spot that eliminates clutch master cylinder rod freeplay simply using a 12mm wrench to tighten the lock nut holding the clutch master cylinder rod in place.
At this point the only clutch pedal freeplay left should be from the clutch master cylinder itself. You should see about a quarter of an inch of travel when testing with your pinky finger.
As I close out this video I want remind you that removing clutch pedal freeplay will move the clutch engagement point away from the floor. You might be bothered by having such a high clutch engagement point so it could take several adjustments to find a clutch engagement point that works for you.