Twiztog43

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i was wondering if this is the normal feeling of the clutch because my clutch bracket broke a few weeks ago and i had the dealer weld it back together last week.

so right now im not sure if it is the car or just me being paranoid, but when ever i press the clutch, it is kind of soft for a couple cm and then gets a bit heavy [stiff]
is that normal?

souljamcdiddy

mine's easy peasy all the way to the floor... have had the slight squeaking noise for about 2yrs. Hasn't broke yet. Although I won't be suprised when it does after reading about the pedal snappage.

Doesn't feel normal - take it back?

deadphoenix52

you're fine

Twiztog43

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yeah, maybe im just being paranoid. ever since my clutch snapped on the freeway going 70 ive been kinda iffy about my clutch.

chris__n

my car is brand new and has a bit of play at the top. you can adjust the pedal if that annoys you.

mscamp02

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most will have that bit of play before your clutch will actually engage

04RX8man

prob just normal freeplay....you should b fine

CarAndDriver

My pedal looks okay, too bad the clutch itself decided to die after 36K of not that hard of driving on my 05....

Twiztog43

iTrader: (15)

yea, thats basically what is going on.

i wasnt sure if that was normal because ever since ive had the car [since april 09"] it was never like that... even when it started squeaking around the end of july and then finally the clutch bracket finally gave way 3 weeks ago! now its basically what you described, a bit of play when i press it for a bit but then it gets a bit stiff from there on until its pressed up against the firewall.

i just wanted to be sure if that was normal because i dont know what a normal clutch feels like on an rx8 since mine was most likely already giving way since the very first day i brought it home.

Twiztog43

iTrader: (15)

ok... so i plan on getting the Race Roots clutch pedal support bracket maybe next week but i was wondering if this looks normal...
if you look at the clutch pedal compared to the brake pedal it looks kind of off. i had the clutch assembly welded back by Galpin Mazda (405 & Roscoe) when my pedal snapped.