Help me with my miata's clutch guys

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Glad you got it figured out.

For future reference we had a similar problems with one of my wife's Miata's and it ended up being in the softline. It had a tear on the inside of it that was acting like a check valve and wouldn't allow the fluid to make it down to the clutch slave. Replaced the rubber line with a braided SS one and it was all good.


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PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:Congrats man!!!
I'm doing a turbo build on mine too... I got the FlyinMiata clutch happy meal... supposed to hold 318 ft lbs!

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I want a 318 ft-lb Miata!!!!!!!!!!

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Me too!!
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I have a 1990 Mazda Miata that recently had the clutch wear out. I have since replaced the Clutch Disc, Pressure Plate, Throw Out Bearing, & Pilot Bearing (1 year ago I replaced the Clutch Slave Cylinder). After getting the transmission back together, I also replaced the Clutch Master Cylinder. Bled the Clutch line (with the help of a 2nd person) 3 days in a row. I spent several hours adjusting the rod that goes to the clutch pedal. The Slave Cylinder's piston becomes very hard when the clutch pedal is all the way down (I am sure there is no more air in the Clutch line).

The Clutch Disc does not completely disengage from the flywheel (Will Not go into gear while the engine is running & the car moves when starting in gear with the clutch pedal down).
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Are you sure you installed the disc correctly?

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You adjusted the rod going to the pedal, but did you adjust the pedal itself? You should be able to get more stroke out of it that way.


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