Hi everybody,

New owner of an 05' touring here. Looks like this is the most frequented forum so figured i'd try posting here.

I've only been driving the car for about a week now but the clutch engagement still feels odd, much higher than other manuals i've driven so naturally i googled it.

I'm sure you have all seen them so i won't bother posting links to the countless threads on many forums dating back to 04-05' about adjusting the 350z clutch. I was just hoping to get some current 2011 input on the subject. There has to be some knowledgeable source or atleast popular consesus on this by now.

Does adjusting the 350z clutch 1.5-2 turns hurt anything?

Also i've read the 05 touring has a 'self adjusting' clutch which makes me think i shouldnt mess with it to begin with. can anyone confirm this?

 

well i have don the mod on my 07 Z and nothing yet so far. also on a friends Z and he seems to be just happy and with no problems. i say if problems start to rise up you know what started it?

 

There's a procedure in section CL of the service manual for adjusting the clutch. As long as you make sure the clutch switch and ASCD switch work correctly, and the clevis pin floats freely when the pedal is released, it won't hurt anything.

It will not change the fact that there isn't much pedal movement from the engagement point to the free-play point, though. You'll just have more free play at the top of the stroke, but you can adjust the position of the ASCD switch to reduce that.

Hydraulically-operated clutches are inherently self-adjusting. The diaphragm spring in the clutch (along with the throwout bearing and the slave cylinder piston) pushes the fluid back to the main cylinder. Excess fluid is released back into the reservoir through the bleed hole when the pedal is all the way up, so there's always a little bit of free play at the top of the stroke. That keeps the throwout bearing from wearing out prematurely from constant pressure.

 

All clutches self adjust as they wear down... nothing new there.

You can turn as you please to the preferred engagement point.

 

I wrote up a modification to the pedal itself in the DIY section. My mod allows much more safe adjustment.

Its titled "Repositioning clutch pedal"