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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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Time to replace a clutch

Ok, here's what happened.

The catch point for my clutch moved up on my car making it tricky to drive, it was almost at the point where it was fully released. So I had it adjusted so that the catch point was lower to the floor (is this a bad idea?). The car worked significantly better for about 3-4 days of everyday driving. Then the clutch became difficult to work starting with my higher gears, 5th then 4th, ect ect. It acted as if the clutch when depressed was not separating enough to allow the gears to change without grinding unless perfectly match up RPM wise.

So, does the clutch need to be adjusted again, or do I need a new clutch.

(this is all on my 06 Lancer EVO IX with 11000 miles)

(This also might be because I'm an idiot....)
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by therunningskier
Ok, here's what happened.

The catch point for my clutch moved up on my car making it tricky to drive, it was almost at the point where it was fully released. So I had it adjusted so that the catch point was lower to the floor (is this a bad idea?). The car worked significantly better for about 3-4 days of everyday driving. Then the clutch became difficult to work starting with my higher gears, 5th then 4th, ect ect. It acted as if the clutch when depressed was not separating enough to allow the gears to change without grinding unless perfectly match up RPM wise.

So, does the clutch need to be adjusted again, or do I need a new clutch.

(this is all on my 06 Lancer EVO IX with 11000 miles)

(This also might be because I'm an idiot....)
Sounds like you adjusted it too low if it is not fully disengaging. I would bleed the system as well to rule that out. It is not a bad idea to adjust the clutch lower, I just think it was too much.
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