You just took so much stress off of me! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge!! You've put a lot of time and effort into fixing this and then was kind enough to share it, to help others. Mine just started doing it today!! Your video was the FIRST THING I looked up online! Now, I think I can fix this bad boy by myself. 44 year old chic, fixing her own 2005 350z touring convertible ( 55k miles). Man ,THANK YOU !!!! And wish me luck.

thanks for this video , will give this a try when I get a day off !! enjoy your videos man , keep it up.

so glad I found this. Going on a long road trip in my datsun, was about to replace the whole hydraulic line/master/slave and dot 5.1. I'll try this first and its free. You're the man, hoping this works. planning on flipping the car next year since its worth about 3-4x what I paid for it now.

This video was just what I needed! Thanks man! 350 ready to roll👌🏼!!!

Thanks, fixed mine without removing the fork, just used 12mm wrench and a pair of pliers. My clutch pedal didn't come up all the way and there seemed to be a fair amount of play between the pedal arm and the fork parts. Likely Also note the clutch has a switch at the top of it which must be pressed in - i.e. cluch pedal up - before cruise control can be enabled. I adjusted my pedal travel using the rod to ensure the switch is fully activated but without the clutch pedal itself applying pressure on the rest of the switch assembly. Thanks for posting the video. Saved me a lot of time.

Aaron youre the man!! Big thanks for all youve done with the 350z videos, helped a lot of us average people out a lot!

You sir saved me and my Zed from a whole lot of stress just got the SS Line, slave swapped and flushed with GTR fluid.... and still it got stuck worse

This video solve my problem BIG TIME!!! Thanks man 👍🏻

Great vid. Fixed my problem right away.

Great tip! I was about to replace my slave cylinder but this fix it! Thank you 👍

Nice one I am having this exact issue ! Well done !

Bro you are a life saver. Literally just went outside to do this and fixed my issue. I was legit going to trade the car in

Hey, this actually work thank you for the video. I was already building a habit to just bring it back with my feet. I still have that muscle memory to bring it back even though it's already up.😂😂

Thank you so much. I have been trying to figure out this issue for years, literally YEARS! First I thought it was the slave cylinder/master cylinder, then I thought it was the clutch line and then I replaced the clutch fluid with DOT 5.1 fluid. Still no dice. Was about to purchase a stainless steel clutch line and a new slave cylinder. Today, after buying a small wrench, squirming my way under the steering column and a lot of swearing, I completed the fix and the clutch feels much better. I actually lost that little pin after removing but thankfully found it attached to the magnets at the bottom of my flashlight. Lesson learned, all parts, are going into a dedicated bin next time. Hopefully the fix stays and it's such a relief to have finally found a working solution. Thanks again and keep up the great content!

Big thanks bro, fixed my problem 🤙🏽

Thank you so much for this vid! Saved me big time!

Just want to say thank you. I've been driving my car for over a year with crappy clutch feel and now it's an instinct to pop it back up after I shift. Took it out for a drive after doing this and it's like I'm driving a different car

Thanks brother. Great video Aaron. Fixed my issue and saved me from a visit to the mechanic.

Great video please keep sharing your solutions

That's the way, I like it! Works as it should! Thanks a lot brother! Cheez

Thank you! Worked for my g 🙏🏼

Perfect, thank you. Worked great !

Awesome video man. I'm going to try this on my Z tomorrow

This help I just changed the hole thing and yup it was exactly what u said so thanks

Thank you very much bro, i just came cross this issue after replacing my slave cylinder and master cylinder with the heavy duty wilwood package...

thanks dude, i forgot that i can turn the shaft of the MC instead of removing that clevis. I just installed a new clutch and my pedal was a bit off. thanks again.

Thanks for the video. Great job

Dang man i have been living with this issue for over a year now, i never thought to adjust that ill give it a try thanks

Same problem was my bugeye wrx..halfway up and stucking a ltl bit.... your vid helped me to solve this problem...thqnk you so much.. before was looking like 5 times what the problem could be.. thank you

Having this problem on the used Hilux I just bought. I’ve tried countless things that don’t fix it. I will try this next since this is the first time I’ve seen it. Hope it fixes it, would make much sense since the clutch pedal just needs to come over that point where it jumps back up

Thank you this video help me a lot finally i fix this issue with my z

Cool deal man thanks for the video, I’m going to try it out on my car here in a little bit. My pedal sticks really close to the floor now. Hopefully that’s the answer

my spec v is acting up the last day or so. gonna check this out. much love brother. very good heads up on that nut getting busted...loose.

Replace the pin in the connecting fork as well. My z had the same exact issue and all it was is that the pin had worn down where the fork makes contact. I replaced the pin and perfect clutch once more. Any and all hardware stores have them. Be sure you purchase a grade 8. Pin to prevent where it’s like a 2 dollar fix.

Was it a constant problem my clutch gets stuck like that sometimes not all the time

Also keep in mind that if you back off the connecting fork it’s allowing the slave to push out a little farther inside the transmission. So that should tell you that the pressure plate is getting worn out if you have to push it in farther to get enuff back movement to push your pedal back in to the resting position

Aloha from Kailua, Hawai'i Aaron. I was having the same problem with the clutch pedal in my 2003 Nissan Frontier after I replaced the clutch slave cylinder. Super annoying having to pull the clutch pedal up to use the cruise control. In my Frontier I had to remove the 2 nuts holding the master cylinder to the firewall but after that super easy to remove the pin, and give the fork one full rotation then put everything back together again, maybe 15 minutes of work. Mahalo nui for the easy remedy suggestion..

Bro that helped alot, because i was about to change master and slave cylinder.

Would it be like that constantly or be off and on, like back to normal ?

thnx a lot :) it worked

Thanks so much for you video you help me very well brother

I just changed out my clutch on my 350Z with a JWT and I push the clutch in it comes part way out is this the issue because I have a new clutch or did I mess something up when I reinstalled the clutch and transmission?

Replaced my clutch master and was bleeding for like 2hrs same issue. Adjusted the fork out about 4 turns and it’s almost perfect

my honda accord clutch pedel was doing the same thing. i tried wd 40. pedal back where it should be

The free play pedal adjustment seems to put the hydraulics in a mechanically advantageous state! It's been years now and the pedal remains great 🚘💪

Have you ever looked into the RJM Clutch pedal assembly? I fixes this problem and give you a proper clutch feel. Good video, keep it up!

Thanks man!

Had the same problem on my 350z Race Car here in the UK. Just followed the video & it's fixed. It was tricky pulling back the pedal on the circuit! Thanks Aaron great advice.

I’m having about the same problem except that it don’t even come half way up feel like there is no pressure ? Could it be there slave cylinder?

How many threads are showing? I just installed stage 2 clutch light weight flywheel new slave and master and I’m still having this issue

Thank you Brother!

Im having issues getting that pin in, any tips?

You're the man

This will probably sounds stupid, but I was about to perform the fix in this video when I figured out the pin that holds the fork to the pedal was stuck and bound up. I spun the pin around and put a little lube on it and now everything feels normal again. Maybe this was a fluke, but figured I would pass this info along

What if the clutch petal lags… like I let off it and it returns 3/4 of the way.. then a second later comes the rest of the way out..

Thanks Aaron!

Anyone know why it keeps happening tho it worked then I drove it and it happened again ima look into it right now see if i can find a problem but in the past it’s worked just to do this but now I’m thinking it’s the slave or master

Is this a common problem that happens after you install a new clutch is what I meant to say in last post

Am I missing something , how do you get the fork off the pedal ?

Right now I am having an issue I can’t figure out.. help? I bought a car with a new clutch. At the beginning. as I started letting out the petal from the floor, the clutch would grab hard. Didn’t have any issues other than a tick when I had the petal out and in N… When I’d press it in the noise went away.. the slave cylinder was bad so I replaced it and the master as well, bled them really well. And still had the tick and the petal would be slow to return all the way.. it would Pop back 60% of the way then slowly the rest of the way.. if you let your foot off the petal fast it basically comes up and then slaps the bottom of your foot.. now when I have clutch pressed in all the way I can’t get into 1st gear.. sometimes if i shift into 4th then try 1st it will work but it’s stiff.. once I get it into 1st gear I can come back to neutral and any other gear ( keep in mind car isn’t moving at all during all this. Just clutch in and manipulating the shifter.) but say i go back to neutral and let the clutch out all the way, then press it in again.. im back to square1 … can’t get into 1st gear.. stiff as a rock.. but I can sometimes get it into 4th and then 1st again after that.. any time I let the clutch out all the way in N I can’t get into 1st … side note when the cars not running I can go through all the gears .. clutch in and out doesn’t affect it.. only while running. Thanks for reading this ..

It worked holy crap

Hey man i have the same issue changed the whole clutch kit with slave cylinder now my mechanic is saying change the master cylinder aswel. But my clutch stuck half way..then i can pull it out with my foot

I do this but then my bite point is to high, I've bleeded my clutch line and changed both master and slave cylinder, and it still not coming all the way up while keeping the bite point low, please help

I cant get the pin back in. The fork stays a little ti the side how can I fix it??

Damn your the real MVP

Thanks I was having the same thing in my mustang

how does that work exactly?

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Thank bro

im about to try this but is my 350z the only one who doesnt go in gear?

Hey man I got the same issue in my G37 would this also resolve my problem

Mine gets stuck after driving for 20-30 mins because it's hot. Especially hot weather it gets stuck quicker. Cooler days tend to be better would this help it?

AARON YOU FUCKING LEGEND!!!!! YOU HELPED ME BIG TIME!!! 😭😭😭😭 I WISH I COULD BUY YOU LUNCH OR SOMETHING AS A THANK YOU MAN!!!

I always figured it was something directly to do with the pedal. I am going to get the Wilwood master and SS line kit from Zspeed anyway.

Do you turn clockwise or counterclockwise becuase clockwise it goes in further....

you're a God thank you so much bro

hey bro need ur help ,my g37 coupe has that problem

Confusion what to do with it cant understand

I can’t get the fork on after loosening the fork toward the seat

This is a check valve behind your gaurd on pasanger side. That has coursed me hell till i found it. Spent 5500$ repairing it and got new slave and master cylinder. Then found a clutch check valve cylinder behind the plastic on pasanger side. If its soft and wont work on peddle well, you could have air stuck in it 😬

hey Aaron do you know why my 350z turns off when I press n my clutch

How did you manage to release the nut? There is no room for me to turn it with a 12mm spanner.

My clutch is doing this too in my revup G35. It happens whenever i do a pull from first gear. And i never do digs

What’s the fix when you run out of threads on the clutch cylinder piston?

Thx

I have same issue on a 2014 mustang gt

I have the same issue on my 07 g35 coupe revup and I tried this but I can’t get the fork off the pedal to adjust it, any tips? I’m going to try to fix it again tomorrow

Had my 05 Z under cover for two weeks and just rolled into work with it about 50 miles from home. Clutch wouldn't engage the gears right outside the building carpark, on a main road. Had to Arnold that first gear in, then once in the car park, I couldn't get it to reverse. Looked up online and this was the first thing I saw...hopefully the pedal has returned to its normal position now it's been in the car park a few hours and I can get home okay. Will try this method and let you know if it works on my Z.

How did you remove the lower dash?

Changed my slave and bled the system, still had issues. Thank you so much for this!

What do you twist the fork or that rod?

thanks for the info! Might have just save me some $$

Can you tell me why sometimes its hard for me to put my shifter into gear, especially when i drive the hell out of it. Ill be driving my car normally than when i stop at a red light or stop sign i try to put my car in first gear and its like it wont go in that gear or any gear... i have to use all my might to force my shifter into gear...and btw i have a new transmission and clutch. - Is my master or slave cylinder bad?

Does it work for 370z as well?

My car stalled on me as I drove into my community after driving home from work today (27miles away). I pulled over and started it back up and made it to my house. As I was pulling into the garage I smelled a burning smell and heard a little squeaking. Then smoke started coming out from the grill. I began to think she was throwing a bearing as she has 241K miles on her. I shut it off and popped the hood trying to identify where the smoke was coming from. No smoke from the front of the engine, it was coming from the lower back side of the engine. I thought wait that smells like clutch. I shut it off for a min then got back in a stated it up. I Pushed the clutch in and it didn't return all the way. Do you think this is an adjustment issue or am I the only one here who probably had the master/slave cylinder die?

Any advice on a squeaky noise?

How do you loosen the nut behind the fork?

So how’s removing the fork and then putting it back fix the issue?

I have a Subaru Forester with the same problem

How did you get that fork off?