How do you fix a loose clutch in a 1994 Jeep Wrangler?

Answer 1

It is a matter of what you define as loose. On my 94, the clutch is hydraulic(all this means is it is a fluid clutch). What I have found is that the clutch disenguages at only about 1/3 of full depression, meaning it is really touchy and I only have to push it in a little to switch gears. If this is your problem, you need to add spacers between the transmission bell housing and the clutch bolt on location. I think this is actually the opposite of your problem. For fixing of a clutch that is not disenguaging even when you have the pedal to the floor, you need to check the fluid levels. Make sure there are no bubbles in the fluid that might cause the clutch unit to compress the air rather than move the piston. The piston on my unit extends about 1 to 1.5 inches when the clutch is fully depressed. Measure yours and see if it does the same. Jeep made the "slave" (clutch piston) external on most 93 and all 94,95 year models. If your clutch is external, you will be able to see where it bolts on to the bell housing on the driver side. Start looking at what the issue is, on my year model, the piston comes with a factory spacer that makes it have the opposite problem if it is in place and the fluid is wrong. You might be able to fix your problem by removing the spacer. I lost my spacer and made a smaller one out of gasket sealer. It has worked fine so far. I have talked to some mechanics and they say that the latest piston/ slave sets come with the spacer built in, if this is the case, find one in a junk yard off an old jeep where there is no spacer and use that one. Any other questions?:capamonkeyboy@Yahoo.com