I did this again today, like I said before I had done this in the past and it came back to the stock position. Well I did it today, but I didnt lower it too much, the clutch and brake pedals are even. I tried coming to a stop while the car was in gear to make sure that ir stalled, and it did, but... it stalled much later that usual. It had to be at a complete stop for it to stall, and before it would stall before a complete stop. ( I dont stall the car normally, I just tried it after the first time I adjusted it lol). Its ok as long as it stalls right?? I just hope it doesnt go back to normal again, I dont think I would do it again after this.

 

Oh and I tried some wot in 1st 2nd and 3rd to see if it slips, and it doesnt. I also took off with some wheelspin(ok, it was alot), and it didnt slip, and the clutch pedal didnt stick to the floor, which it used to do sometimes.

 

and this is how people kill there syncro's.....

People, just leave the adjustment the way it is. Nissan engineers are'nt dumb, its set that way for a reason. The pedal assembly has minimal requirements of play both at the engagement point and the disengagement point. Not having these requirements will either 1, kill the syncros in your tranny, or 2 kill your clutch if you set the engagment point too high.

dont say I didnt warn ya....

 

Don't lower it too low, or it won't engage fully, and the cluth will burn up.

 

thread back from the dead! any problems so far?

 

Its been a year for me and I have had zero trouble.

 

I with this thread would just die so people would stop doing this to thier clutch....

Your destroying your clutch people!

How many Nissan techs does it take to tell you people this?

 

+100,000,000 = And this is exactly why.

All you guys that think that thier making these small adjustment to the pedal have been driving around with the clutch semi-disengaged from the flywheel. You not putting down 100% of the clamping force from the presure plate and your clutch is in a constant state of slippage even though you may not feel it all the time. You're burning up your clutch to make a getto fix of something that's not even broken.

I not just talking out my a$$. I've tried this mod myself and ended up having to take my Z back to nissan to have it corrected. Those of you who are riding on this mod right now thinking that life couldn't be better will find out the truth when they find themselves replacing a clutch sooner than they should have to.

That burning smell you're smelling with hard lauched ain't bacon.... It's you're wallet.

 

^ I think I have to agree, after I adjusted it again, it went back to the original spot (very high engagement, been like that since day 1), so Im going to leave it alone. Its not worth reducing the pedal stroke by 1 inch, and burning the clutch.

 

Just put a new clutch and flywheel in bc of this adjustment. The dealer in CT did it for me and after about 6 months the car was undrivable. Took the clutch and flywheel out to replace it and it was burnt and warped. When the adjustment was done by the dealer they adjusted it to low and the presure plates were rubbing causing wear. Had the clutch brought up a bit and 6 months later after having the car for a year the clutch was shot. DONT DO THIS MOD IT COSTS YOU MONEY.

 

it depends on what extent you do it. and how you drive. if you sit with your clutch pedal depressed a lot and yours isnt adjusted correctly then it will wear out. but if you drive correctly. and dont use the clutch very much youll be fine

 

+1 From what I have read...

This mod will cause problems for people who change the clutch to be lower than the brake and therefore doesnt disengage fully.
However, if you lower it by half an inch (like i have) it doesnt cause any major problems and makes it a lot easier to drive... But then again I drive my Z like a grandma...

My opinion only... I aint responsible for what you do to your car...

 

your right i adjust within reason. my pedal is about my break pedal maybe a little less. no prob!

 

i put mine back to stock size cuz i didnt like the stiffness. now its more smooth. is it ok if its not exactly at the stock setup i think is litter more then stock setup.

 

I'm not unhappy... Now my knee doesnt hit the steering wheel. I found the only other way to avoid that with a stock setup was to avoid pushing the clutch in all the way... However, it was hard for me to break old habits...

Just DONT lower it too far... and do it incrementally... Make .5 turn then check the car starts & doesnt roll then if still unhappy make another .5 turn. However, i wouldnt recomend going over 1.5 or 2 turns at MOST.

Also make sure you are turning it the right way, if you dont notice the clutch go down your doing it wrong.

Hope that helps....

 

im extremely happy! i never get any burnt clutch smell or any signs of rubbing. Definatly recoment this mod! ofcourse within reason if you go 5 turns your gonna have problems

 

I personally like high engangement points on the clutch, allows you to shift quite quickly if you get used to it because instead of having to hit the pedal all the way to the floor, you can essentialy tap your foot on the pedal and it will shift.

 

again guys, to all those considering this - the factory service manual (which you should have if you're doing this type of stuff to the car) specifies a range of free play and engagement for the clutch - deviate from this range at your own risk (in other words, don't) - doing so, as you've seen, will result in a clutch that is always at least partially engaged, and as such, it will fail prematurely

 

I did this mod tonight...I learned about it over on the G35driver site...Now I've read this whole thread and Im a bit concerned...

My main concern comes from my experience with it...It feels great to drive...But Im getting a nasty vibration from the clutch pedal...And the interior engine noise sounds different...The only time it vibrates is when Im giving it some gas...I've tried raising it back to stock height but I think I may have stripped the nut...Should I just bring it to the Inifiniti dealership and act dumb about it??

Im worried that the clutch isn't disengaging...Even though nothing points to this other then the vibration in my clutch pedal...Scary feeling...Anyone experience this? I only turned it about 2 times...The clutch pedal is HIGHER then my brake pedal...HELP!