Honda Car Forum

I have a 2000 Civic SiR (Si in the US). My question is does anyone know
what the Honda spec is for the movement of the clutch pedal? What I mean
is how far from top to bottom does a properly adjusted clutch pedal go?

The reason I ask is that mine seems to be a quite large distance compaired
to my friends 1997 civic and I was told the other day at a performance shop
that it seems really long compaired to other civics.

thanks

"Jehu" <dcoxREMOVETHIS@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:<yv0Fc.15420$vO1.102154@nnrp1.uunet.ca>...
> I have a 2000 Civic SiR (Si in the US). My question is does anyone know
> what the Honda spec is for the movement of the clutch pedal? What I mean
> is how far from top to bottom does a properly adjusted clutch pedal go?
>
> The reason I ask is that mine seems to be a quite large distance compaired
> to my friends 1997 civic and I was told the other day at a performance shop
> that it seems really long compaired to other civics.
>
> thanks

I don't have an answer. That just may be the way honda is building
the clutches for civics these days. I have an O4, EX sedan 5 spd. I
can tell you that the clutch stroke is significantly longer than any
other manual i have driven. Also, the engagement point is very high.
Although the clutch is very smooth, I am getting tired of bringing my
knee up to my chest to shift. Could be time for an automatic

Best of luck,
Marc

mac55 wrote:
> "Jehu" <dcoxREMOVETHIS@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:<yv0Fc.15420$vO1.102154@nnrp1.uunet.ca>...
>
>>I have a 2000 Civic SiR (Si in the US). My question is does anyone know
>>what the Honda spec is for the movement of the clutch pedal? What I mean
>>is how far from top to bottom does a properly adjusted clutch pedal go?
>>
>>The reason I ask is that mine seems to be a quite large distance compaired
>>to my friends 1997 civic and I was told the other day at a performance shop
>>that it seems really long compaired to other civics.
>
> I don't have an answer. That just may be the way honda is building
> the clutches for civics these days. I have an O4, EX sedan 5 spd. I
> can tell you that the clutch stroke is significantly longer than any
> other manual i have driven. Also, the engagement point is very high.
> Although the clutch is very smooth, I am getting tired of bringing my
> knee up to my chest to shift. Could be time for an automatic
>

The clutch height can be adjusted as far as I know. On my 01 Prelude
(30k km) the clutch engages within the middle third of the total pedal
travel. On a friend's 90 Integra (130k km) it is in the bottom quarter.
His clutch disengages completely only when the pedal hits the floor and
over a smaller distance than on my Prelude. There is nothing wrong with
his clutch, that's the way he adjusted it.

Cosmin

"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in
news:%w8Fc.3559$Wp81.2841@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com:

> mac55 wrote:
>> "Jehu" <dcoxREMOVETHIS@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
>> news:<yv0Fc.15420$vO1.102154@nnrp1.uunet.ca>...
>>
>>>I have a 2000 Civic SiR (Si in the US). My question is does anyone
>>>know what the Honda spec is for the movement of the clutch pedal?
>>>What I mean is how far from top to bottom does a properly adjusted
>>>clutch pedal go?
>>>
>>>The reason I ask is that mine seems to be a quite large distance
>>>compaired to my friends 1997 civic and I was told the other day at a
>>>performance shop that it seems really long compaired to other civics.
>>
>> I don't have an answer. That just may be the way honda is building
>> the clutches for civics these days. I have an O4, EX sedan 5 spd. I
>> can tell you that the clutch stroke is significantly longer than any
>> other manual i have driven. Also, the engagement point is very high.
>> Although the clutch is very smooth, I am getting tired of bringing my
>> knee up to my chest to shift. Could be time for an automatic
>>
>
> The clutch height can be adjusted as far as I know. On my 01 Prelude
> (30k km) the clutch engages within the middle third of the total pedal
> travel. On a friend's 90 Integra (130k km) it is in the bottom
> quarter. His clutch disengages completely only when the pedal hits the
> floor and over a smaller distance than on my Prelude. There is nothing
> wrong with his clutch, that's the way he adjusted it.
>
> Cosmin
>

In my Haynes manual for 94-00 Integra,96-00 Civic and 97-00 Cr-V,the clutch
pedal height is specified at 6.5 inches for Civic and Integra,and CR-V is
spec'd at 7 3/16 inches.

clutch freeplay is 1/2 to 3/4 inch.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

K i just mesured mine and it is 6.75 in... so i guess that is normal. I
think it must just engage higher and makes it feel really long.


"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns951A9408FB0A5jyanikkuanet@204.117.192.21.. .
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in
> news:%w8Fc.3559$Wp81.2841@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com:
>
> > mac55 wrote:
> >> "Jehu" <dcoxREMOVETHIS@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:<yv0Fc.15420$vO1.102154@nnrp1.uunet.ca>...
> >>
> >>>I have a 2000 Civic SiR (Si in the US). My question is does anyone
> >>>know what the Honda spec is for the movement of the clutch pedal?
> >>>What I mean is how far from top to bottom does a properly adjusted
> >>>clutch pedal go?
> >>>
> >>>The reason I ask is that mine seems to be a quite large distance
> >>>compaired to my friends 1997 civic and I was told the other day at a
> >>>performance shop that it seems really long compaired to other civics.
> >>
> >> I don't have an answer. That just may be the way honda is building
> >> the clutches for civics these days. I have an O4, EX sedan 5 spd. I
> >> can tell you that the clutch stroke is significantly longer than any
> >> other manual i have driven. Also, the engagement point is very high.
> >> Although the clutch is very smooth, I am getting tired of bringing my
> >> knee up to my chest to shift. Could be time for an automatic
> >>
> >
> > The clutch height can be adjusted as far as I know. On my 01 Prelude
> > (30k km) the clutch engages within the middle third of the total pedal
> > travel. On a friend's 90 Integra (130k km) it is in the bottom
> > quarter. His clutch disengages completely only when the pedal hits the
> > floor and over a smaller distance than on my Prelude. There is nothing
> > wrong with his clutch, that's the way he adjusted it.
> >
> > Cosmin
> >
>
> In my Haynes manual for 94-00 Integra,96-00 Civic and 97-00 Cr-V,the
clutch
> pedal height is specified at 6.5 inches for Civic and Integra,and CR-V is
> spec'd at 7 3/16 inches.
>
> clutch freeplay is 1/2 to 3/4 inch.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik-at-kua.net