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Old Jun 12, 2025 | 05:10 PM
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Default Clutch disengaging properly, but dragging at full pedal travel

FM clutch with Fidanza flywheel.

When the car is in gear and I push the clutch pedal 100% to the floor, the wheels spin. If I press the pedal.. lets say 40-95% it functions as it should.
I have been playing around with the adjustment and followed FM clutch adjustment guide, as well as attempting other adjustments.. but nothing seems to solve it.

Has anyone experienced this or have any ideas?
Old Jun 13, 2025 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Parisi613
FM clutch with Fidanza flywheel.

When the car is in gear and I push the clutch pedal 100% to the floor, the wheels spin. If I press the pedal.. lets say 40-95% it functions as it should.
I have been playing around with the adjustment and followed FM clutch adjustment guide, as well as attempting other adjustments.. but nothing seems to solve it.

Has anyone experienced this or have any ideas?
Is the wheel off the ground for this? Mine did a little upon new clutch install but i could grab the wheel by hand to stop it. Re adjusted and it was fine. Stupid idea, if it works fine at 90 pedal travel....why not adjust the rod for that around that much piston travel? If the car is on the ground and you push the clutch in 100% is it hard to get it in 1st? Does it grind or not go in like its still engaged? Is it a new clutch?
Old Jun 19, 2025 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by NExOBLIVISCARIS
Is the wheel off the ground for this? Mine did a little upon new clutch install but i could grab the wheel by hand to stop it. Re adjusted and it was fine. Stupid idea, if it works fine at 90 pedal travel....why not adjust the rod for that around that much piston travel? If the car is on the ground and you push the clutch in 100% is it hard to get it in 1st? Does it grind or not go in like its still engaged? Is it a new clutch?
Yeah, the vehicle was lifted for all this testing. It was doing the whole fluid friction thing you are talking about in neutral. Easy to get into first. No grinding or malfunctioning symptoms.

I'd just rather not have a sloppy feeling clutch at the top adjustment. I'll post some pics of how I sorted it to where I am very happy with the engagement and how it feels.
Old Jun 20, 2025 | 10:16 AM
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I could be misinterpreting your post but it sounds like it's adjusted too far in one direction? Pedal most of the way down properly disengages but once you're all the way down it "re" engages the engine to the trans and spins the wheels? I recently adjusted my pedal per FM's instructions and it worked great, and seem to remember reading something like what you're experiencing if you have it adjusted slightly too far the way the piston in the master works.
Old Jun 20, 2025 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Parisi613
Yeah, the vehicle was lifted for all this testing. It was doing the whole fluid friction thing you are talking about in neutral. Easy to get into first. No grinding or malfunctioning symptoms.

I'd just rather not have a sloppy feeling clutch at the top adjustment. I'll post some pics of how I sorted it to where I am very happy with the engagement and how it feels.
if you have the car on the ground with engine warm. Clutch all the way in, rev it up to like 5 or 6k, hold it and put it in first (dont let the clutch out) this will test if it is spinning ur input shaft from clutch dragging, If its very hard or grinds going in you have a problem. If not.....**** it. Or can u watch the clutch fork while someone else presses the pedal? Does it max extention and then go back? Like there is leak by on the hydraulics or air?
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