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How far from the floor does it take for your clutch to engage?

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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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How far from the floor does it take for your clutch to engage?

And what are signs its wearing out besides slippage?
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Greater the wear, the higher the pedal before release.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital Bullet
And what are signs its wearing out besides slippage?
Around 1/2 way off the floor and the higher off the floor to engage 3/4 and up would worry me.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by RickCJ
Around 1/2 way off the floor and the higher off the floor to engage 3/4 and up would worry me.

Mine engages and always has at about 3/4 of the way up,

right now its engaging at just about the top...

Rick
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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Mine engages within about 2 inches of the floor. I worried about it being too tight when I first got the truck, but that has been 7 years and several thousand miles ago.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TxDiesel007
Mine engages and always has at about 3/4 of the way up,

right now its engaging at just about the top...

Rick
same here i have to take my foot off the petal to get it to fully engage, BUT i am putting a SBC DD in friday.
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