# How do u adjust a Clutch
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [December 4, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113 "2006-12-04T08:22:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/1 "2006-12-04T08:22:17Z")
Hey guys I just bought a new car and the clutch pedel has alot of play in it and the clutch dosnt grab very well, My dad drove it and said the Clutch needs adjustment, He also said he had to have it done an his accord, I assume it can be done on my stealth I just dont know how, If anybody knows hit me up.
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/2 "2006-12-04T08:24:08Z")
should be right on the pedal
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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/3 "2006-12-04T08:24:45Z")
There should be an adjuster behind the pedal…that usually adjusts the engangement point…I guess if its too out of whack it wont allow for proper engagement…try that
first
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/4 "2006-12-04T08:24:54Z")
Is that for the linkage or the cluth itself, thats what I think is out of wack
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/5 "2006-12-04T08:26:34Z")
I will, If it is of any help, it grabs great In 1st and second but gets worse as the gears go up
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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/6 "2006-12-04T08:27:30Z")
sound like a bad clutch…does it grab when its cold and start to slip as it gets hotter
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/7 "2006-12-04T08:28:18Z")
If it’s a cable clutch with too much play there should be a wheel at the throwout arm (on top of the tranny in the engine bay) that adjusts the length of the cable.
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/8 "2006-12-04T08:28:19Z")
and there is alot of play in the pedel, thats what makes me think that the clutch is not fucked
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/9 "2006-12-04T08:29:49Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#):
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> sound like a bad clutch…does it grab when its cold and start to slip as it gets hotter
Could be, but wouldnt it be slipping like hell in all gears?
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/10 "2006-12-04T08:30:20Z")
If there’s a lot of play in the pedal it shouldn’t be slipping. You should be having trouble getting the clutch to disengage. Sounds like it’s time for a new clutch.
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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/11 "2006-12-04T08:31:28Z")
does it start to slip in 1st or second once its gets hot…or is it only the higher gears…if its ONLY the higher gears I would say adjustment
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/12 "2006-12-04T08:32:15Z")
I know but I just bought the car and I cant afford it, hears the deal with the pedel, It is all the way engage about half way up, and then just goes limp, like the cable is not tight.
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/13 "2006-12-04T08:33:15Z")
What car is it?
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### Author:  [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/14 "2006-12-04T08:34:40Z")
uhh… how about: what year,make,etc?
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/15 "2006-12-04T08:35:40Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#):
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> does it start to slip in 1st or second once its gets hot…or is it only the higher gears…if its ONLY the higher gears I would say adjustment
its olny in high gears like on the thruway, and my dad drove it and said thats what it would be. mainly 4-5, not as bad in 3rd
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/16 "2006-12-04T08:36:05Z")
1991 dodge Stealth ES
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/17 "2006-12-04T08:37:46Z")
I assume that it needs adjustment, but has anyone ever done this before ? Cause I have’nt
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/18 "2006-12-04T08:38:40Z")
If there is a lot of play I think you’d be have problems getting it to disengage, not engage.
Think about how it works:
With no cable/line attached, the clutch would be completely engaged. As you attach a cable and start tightening it to take out the slack it would start disengaging the clutch.
It probably is slipping in 1st and 2nd, it’s just harder to notice because the revs build quickly in those gears.
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/19 "2006-12-04T08:38:48Z")
Dodge Stealth = Hydraulic Clutch
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/20 "2006-12-04T08:39:49Z")
Does that mean no adjustmant ?
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