370z Clutch fork/pivot ball. Quesion

south · 04-18-2021, 07:51 AM

I do know that these cars have a hydraulic system, im currently trying to diagnost a hard/stiff clutch pedal. I was wondering if our cars have a clutch fork and pivot ball. I’ve seen that 350z’s have these problems i was wondering if it was possible to happen to a 370z. If so does anyone have any pictures?

-ZS-Carpenter · 04-18-2021, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by south

I do know that these cars have a hydraulic system, im currently trying to diagnost a hard/stiff clutch pedal. I was wondering if our cars have a clutch fork and pivot ball. I’ve seen that 350z’s have these problems i was wondering if it was possible to happen to a 370z. If so does anyone have any pictures?

They do not have a clutch fork in stock form. It was replaced with the garbage csc.

If it's all stock it's the pedal assembly. Some people mess with the spring others like myself tossed the whole assembly and use the RJM pedal.

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south · 04-18-2021, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by -ZS-Carpenter

They do not have a clutch fork in stock form. It was replaced with the garbage csc.

If it's all stock it's the pedal assembly. Some people mess with the spring others like myself tossed the whole assembly and use the RJM pedal.

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I have a action stage 3 clutch, with the hd slave i just replaced thinking it was that, also have a zspeed clutch hose and a new oem master from zspeed aswell. How would i check the pedal?

-ZS-Carpenter · 04-18-2021, 07:10 PM

Ffs. "I can't figure out why my stage 3 clutch is stiff"

Are you for real?

Anyway. The rjm pedal will help help lighten the pedal pressure from super stiff to lighter than stock depending on how you set it up. That is the only thing than is going to help a very heavy clutch not feel as heavy

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Rusty · 04-18-2021, 07:22 PM

Stiffer the pressure plate. The heaver the pedal.

abm89 · 04-21-2021, 10:38 PM

I cannot speak for the HD slave cylinder with that setup, but I have a similar setup:

Action Stage 3-1ms (6 puck)
Zspeed CMAK
Standard pedal
modified helper spring.

The I would rate the overall feel as "moderately stiff" on my setup, but it's not exhausting. I have driven a boosted Z with the Action Stage 5 (HD CSC) and it was wayyyyy stiffer (edit: I saw on the manufacturer site that the stage 5 is expected to have a heavier feel). It could be how the the CSC works with the pressure plate. Since the CMAK has a traditional style clutch fork, there is some leverage to create the pressure, so I imagine that is why my clutch is relatively easy to use. My OEM WRX clutch honestly feels almost as stiff as the Z, but that could also be due to the seating position.

Hopefully that's helpful.

04-18-2021, 07:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
south Base Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: New York Posts: 34 Drives: 09 370z Yellow 6Mt Rep Power: 6	370z Clutch fork/pivot ball. Quesion I do know that these cars have a hydraulic system, im currently trying to diagnost a hard/stiff clutch pedal. I was wondering if our cars have a clutch fork and pivot ball. I’ve seen that 350z’s have these problems i was wondering if it was possible to happen to a 370z. If so does anyone have any pictures?

04-18-2021, 07:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
-ZS-Carpenter A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,410 Drives: 13 370z 6MT Rep Power: 2684367	Ffs. "I can't figure out why my stage 3 clutch is stiff" Are you for real? Anyway. The rjm pedal will help help lighten the pedal pressure from super stiff to lighter than stock depending on how you set it up. That is the only thing than is going to help a very heavy clutch not feel as heavy Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Optimiser likes this.

04-18-2021, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Stiffer the pressure plate. The heaver the pedal. Hotrodz and Optimiser like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

04-21-2021, 10:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,386 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	I cannot speak for the HD slave cylinder with that setup, but I have a similar setup: Action Stage 3-1ms (6 puck) Zspeed CMAK Standard pedal modified helper spring. The I would rate the overall feel as "moderately stiff" on my setup, but it's not exhausting. I have driven a boosted Z with the Action Stage 5 (HD CSC) and it was wayyyyy stiffer (edit: I saw on the manufacturer site that the stage 5 is expected to have a heavier feel). It could be how the the CSC works with the pressure plate. Since the CMAK has a traditional style clutch fork, there is some leverage to create the pressure, so I imagine that is why my clutch is relatively easy to use. My OEM WRX clutch honestly feels almost as stiff as the Z, but that could also be due to the seating position. Hopefully that's helpful. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build Last edited by abm89; 04-21-2021 at 10:42 PM.

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