How many are using the extension rod with their twin plate? For those that aren't, are there any issues you have encountered where an extension rod may alleviate the problem?

Thanks in advance

 

DON'T USE IT!!! Waste of money! What "problem" are you talking about? Just adjust the pedal, and forget about it! I have had a few Exedy twins, and this is snake-oil, not needed!! I threw mine in the neighbors yard!! I did hear him run it over with the mower though!

 

OK, a buddy of mine who is helping me with the install just eluded to the clutch engagement being much smoother once the rod was changed...

You always give the most hilarious responses...I bet your neighbor loved you after that!!!

 

Its a waste and not needed. I have no problems with out one. i dont have one with the 3200lb PP in my DSM either. I just stacker about 1.5 mm of washers under the pivot or fulcrum ball. it will do the trick aswell.

 

You mean my neighbor with the "new" glass eye? If it is smoother, rock on! I was told it wasn't necessary, so I didn't put it on.

 

its not needed. actually its a shorter rod not longer. I tried it with my twin disk and it just made things worse no matter how much I adjusted and readjusted. The only thing that made my clutch perfect was the stock rod, lots of bleeding of the slave cylinder and adjusting the pedal.

It takes a while to get it 'just right' so good luck.

 

Longer slave rods were created to counter the well known issue with the 1Gs' clutch pedal assemblies wearing out. They buy you a little more time before having go through the major PITA of repairing that pedal assembly. Therefore there is no real need for one on an EVO, and people with EVOs should not be calling them a waste of money or useless.

EVO clutches tend to have high engagement points, with or without the ****ed up adjustments required by single organic disc clutches. I found however that the Exedy HD twin gives me engagement right in the center of the pedal travel with the pedal adjusted for proper free play and master cylinder positioning. I was pleasantly surprised by this.

 

Ok, someone who has done this on the Evo with an Exedy twin explain this to me... would this shorter rod not allow one who is near the end of pedal adjustment more threads for adjustment? Or less? Yes it is a hydraulic system that should self adjust provided the master cylinder's stroke is within spec. However, logic dictates (thanks Spock) it would change where the pedal actually engages. Therefore either adding more room for adjustment, or taking it away as the TOB fork is now at a different position at full extension. It would seem that you might "lose" adjustment.

Someone in the know, school Zeus...

 

If YOU don't know then no one knows...

 

Taboo used to have an article that explains it all, and they were the first shop I ever saw offer this part, but I believe they are gone. And indeed, their site no longer works... I also struggle to understand this. The amount of actual stroke depends on the relationship between the size of the pistons in the master and slave cylinder. I would think that if you bleed the system it would all even back out. But, if you were bled on the stock rod, then put the longer rod in and didn't bleed, it would effectively give you more adjustment, or a higher engagement point (same as if you hadn't run out of adjustment rod threads due to the worn pedal assembly) since it would push the slave and then master piston back.

In the case of the EVO, the engagement point is already too high, the last thing we need is more travel at the TOB.

There may be more to it than this, and it's like 8am so I reserve the right to be wrong about any of this.

 

I've been having some engagement issues with my clutch. It won't disengage fully. So I have a hell of a time getting it into 1st or reverse from a stop. Once it's moving it shifts alot easier. Someone told me this rod would help, apparently not, so what will? I've got the pedal adjusted all the way out. Bleed the system?

 

Dude, if you figure this out let me know!!! I'm having this SAME EXACT PROBLEM!!!!

I tried putting in said rod, and it did NOTHING!!!

My clutch pedal is all the way up, so driving is really uncomfortable and probably not good for the clutch.

My shop is puzzled on what to do next. It's impossible for me to get in contact with the guy who sold it to me. He never calls me back.

 

Extension rod is a WASTE of money. put the stocker back in.

 

I'm thinking the plates in the middle may be warped from all my hard launches. I dunno if you can just pull them out and have them turned like a flywheel and throw them back on or what. We'll have to see.

 

No rod needed with my Exedy Twin Carbon. It shifts like a dream - same with my previous Exedy 4-puck (single disk).