Congratulations to me

[TalonFiero]

I over adjusted my clutch rod to compensate for what was (my best guess) a bent clutch fork or bad pressure plate. I managed to snap my clutch fork on the freeway today when I went to shift into third. :(

I guess my clutch fork and or pressure plate has been bad for a month or so, I kept adjusting my clutch rod to try and cure my engagement issues. Don't make the mistake I did.

That is all.

Jim

[JET]

That sucks Jim!

[Matt D.]

Yeah, totally sucks. At least your phone call to me was entertaining... "Guess what I did!"

[A//// Guy]

Wow yea that stinks! I was almost in that same category but I couldnt get anymore adjustment out of my car haha.

What kind of clutch is it? Mine was an act 2600. Will see this weekend once I get the tranny back in if that was the clutprit.

[niterydr]

Told ya your fork might be bent :).
Glad you got home okay.

[TalonFiero]

Told ya your fork might be bent :).
Glad you got home okay.

Well it isn't bent any more, part of it is laying out on 35W. :D

It's an ACT 2600. What I wasn't aware of, until it was too late, is that there needs to be some play in the pedal on a 2g when released. Otherwise the 2g master cylinder won't be able to relieve the pressure and it will keep building up pressure until something gets bent or broken.

My ACT 2600 worked fine for 7,000+ miles, it was just the last 1,000 miles where clutch engagement became worse and worse which was most likely caused by a bent clutch fork.

Now to buy my parts car and get this thing back on the road soon.

Jim

[Onefast99gsx]

Last year when i first got my 99 GSX i played with that dam rod everyday. Start it up, she would disengage fine. Drive around for 30min, she'd engage right off the floor. I was chasing a problem i couldn't find. I heard it's not good to adjust that rod too much in one direction. You can cause premature t.o.b. wear and invite crankwalk as well. Anyway, when on RRE's site i found exactly what i had. It's called 2g pedal pump up. Over the winter, i ended up replacing the clutch, fork, pivot ball, slave cyl, master cyl, S.S. clutch line. I have yet to try it. I would think it takes alot to snap those forks. My guess being that the 2600 is already stiff, you turned the rod even more and made it twice as stiff with pedal pump up and snapped the fork.

[A//// Guy]

Yea mine was fine for the last 30K miles I put on the car... last summer something happened after I pushed the clutch in once and it lost alot of pressure, like the pressure plate lost tension. So I did everything else that could fix it besides the clutch... well see if a new one fixes it.

[TalonFiero]

It's called 2g pedal pump up. Over the winter, i ended up replacing the clutch, fork, pivot ball, slave cyl, master cyl, S.S. clutch line. I have yet to try it. I would think it takes alot to snap those forks. My guess being that the 2600 is already stiff, you turned the rod even more and made it twice as stiff with pedal pump up and snapped the fork.

Thats what I was talking about, thats what I read about on RRE's website. I adjusted it too far a month ago and drove it about 2 miles that way. I took it out on the freeway thinking evreything was fine untill I got on the gas and the clutch started to slip. Drove right home (less than a mile) and backed off the clutch rod a couple turns. I must have damaged the pressure plate and or fork as the engagement became worse and worse over the next month. The scary thing is I only turned the rod maybe 1 and a half to two turns the entire time, doesn't take much on a 2g to screw things up, on 1gs you can praticaly back the thing all the way out. At least I know my hydraulics are in tiptop shape. :P

[Onefast99gsx]

1 to 2 turns is HUGE!!!!!! When i made my adjustments, a 1/4 to 1/2 turn was the difference between engaging right off the floor or way off the floor. I'd buy a new master cylinder if i were you. I think it was $74. I'm almost certain that turning the screw that far is what caused your problem. The combination of the stiff 2600 and the pump up effect causing too much hydraulic pressure thus snapping the fork when you pressed on it. Those forks are cast metal, so eventually enough pressure will cause what you experienced. Check your pressure plate while you're at it.