your clutch is worn out.
Depends on what vehicle you are working on. Rule of thumb is 1" free play, but it may be different on your vehicle. Normally the clutch master cylinder has an actuator rod that connects to the clutch pedal. This rod has a lock nut on it. Loosen this nut and turn the rod to lengthen or shorten the pedal free play. Some clutches are self adjusting. The free play must be adjusted so the clutch will fully release but not so much as to cause it to slip.
You can tell by how much higher the clutch pedal is to the brake pedal. when new pedals are at the same height.
how much cost to change a clutch for a geo prizm 1995
An Improper WIPE.. will cause a skid Too much pressure on the gas pedal or brake pedal can cause a skid.
NO FREE PLAY AT TOP POSITION - CLUTCH SLIPS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE TOO MUCH FREE PLAY AT BOTTOM - VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT CLUTCH DOES NOT RELEASE
100 miles is my record for wrecking a clutch , racing. on road. 50k for bad driver. 100k for tons of city traffic, 150k my best . more if you have external slaves cyl, like all newer tracker have. much more. dont slip clutch. dont ride it. if a cable clutch, then keep free play of pedal at spec. 1/2 inch.
clutch return spring prob. popped off look under car at clutch rod and see if there is a spring there shouldn't take much to fix at allANSWER:IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR HAVING CLUTCH QUADRANT PROBLEMS. LIKE MENTIONED ABOVE IT COULD BE THE SPRING ON THE QUADRANT OR THE TEETH ON THE QUADRANT HAVE BEEN STRIPPED. EASY FIX EITHER WAY. FIRST FOLLOW THE CLUTCH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THE PEDAL IS CONNECTED TO A ROD. NEXT TO THE ROD YOU WILL SEE A LARGE QUADRANT WHICH MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED.
hard gear shifting
No, it will not wear the clutch faster That is a VERY unsafe driving practice. By putting the car's transmission into neutral, while going down a hill, you are now relying 100 percent on the car's brakes to slow and stop the car. This is very dangerous. The much safer way to do this is..........downshift to second gear and use the engine and the gears to slow down, while "covering the brake pedal" with your left foot, in case you need to stop rapidly. With a manual transmission, when you put it in neutral, you have dis-connected the engine from the drive wheels. The clutch pedal and the clutch plate are the parts that allow you to change gears without grinding them. Excessive clutch plate wear comes from "riding the clutch pedal" with your left foot, while driving along. Doing that partially engages the clutch plate, and makes it wear out rapidly. You should take your left foot completely OFF the clutch pedal when NOT shifting gears, and place it on the floor, away from the pedal.
if you press the pedal to much that is what can cause the engine to flood
Newer cars, the gas pedal is connected to a cable that connects to the throttle control that tells the computer how much gas to put into the engine. Brake pedal pushes a rod into the brake master cylinder that forces hydraulic fluid to each wheel. If it has a clutch, it works the same as the brake, forcing fluid to the clutch.