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Hey all, E0 SVT with a SPEC Stage I and rebuilt trans (about 40k on both):
The past week or so, my clutch pedal engagement/disengagement has been occurring closer to the floor, maybe by about an inch. Everything works fine, the car shifts well and all, it's as if someone just moved the action.
The only changes in driving as of late is the clutch seeing more use: I commute about 2 hours everyday, with about 1.25-1.5 of that in stop-and-go traffic. It's been about a month since I started this job.
Thoughts? I'm going to bleed the system soon, but I'm wondering if I should be looking to replace anything.
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A good bleed is the first step. If that doesn't work, then you should start looking at other parts in the clutch actuation system.
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ok forget my last statement i was thinking backwards.
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Yeah, I'll just bleed it and see if it helps. Do we have a how-to on that?
Also, at the risk of sounding totally crazy, the pedal itself seems loose. The clutch pedal always had more give than the other two, but now I can wiggle it side-to-side, and move it back and forth a good 3/4" in and out before there's any resistence. I know on the older Probes, the pedal would start to drift after a while, and you had to tighten it back up. Do we have the same issues?
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I've never seen it, but it is certainly possible. Take a peek at your pedal assembly, and make sure everything is in working order, and tightened properly. Also, if the bleeding doesn'thelp, the first place I would look is the clutch master cylinder attached to the clutch pedal.
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Originally posted by Rara:
Take a pee at your pedal assembly,
Now that is some strange advise.
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Rara:
Take a pee at your pedal assembly,
Now that is some strange advise.
Lol, oops, fixed it now. . .
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I'm with you there, Toodles. OK, I'll take a look.... Dumb Q: is the brake master cylinder the same as the clutch?
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Originally posted by Matty K:
I'm with you there, Toodles. OK, I'll take a look.... Dumb Q: is the brake master cylinder the same as the clutch?
No, brake master cylinder feeds the clutch slave cylinder 
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To clarify, I meant same as the clutch master cylinder, not the clutch itself.
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