Solving long clutch on manual JL

[misterjeep]

So I went to test drive a manual JL unlimited and noticed the clutch has ridiculously long travel requiring me to sit too close for comfort to reach it. Are there any recommendations for clutch extenders? Saw someone write something similar in another thread but no real recommendations... if there are none I guess I’ll go with the automatic at that point

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[LLRubylady]

So I went to test drive a manual JL unlimited and noticed the clutch has ridiculously long travel requiring me to sit too close for comfort to reach it. Are there any recommendations for clutch extenders? Saw someone write something similar in another thread but no real recommendations... if there are none I guess I’ll go with the automatic at that point

Got my manual a week ago and agree I have to sit close. Thought it was just me.

 

[JIMBOX]

The only time the clutch HAS TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN--is to start-

The rest of the time the clutch can be depressed only half way for shifts--

It's a HYDRAULIC CLUTCH--find your happy medium--

Good luck

JIMBO

 

[LLRubylady]

The only time the clutch HAS TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN--is to start-

The rest of the time the clutch can be depressed only half way for shifts--

It's a HYDRAULIC CLUTCH--find your happy medium--

Good luck

JIMBO

I did not know that. I will have to practice.

 

[JIMBOX]

I do it all the time--give it a try from 2nd to 3rd and 4th to 5th-

It will surprise you-

Good luck

JIMBO

 

[whit]

Yeah I'm with JIMBO. I test drove a manual JL last week and was blown away by how much more enjoyable it was compared to the JK. The clutch in the JL was more precise and I felt like the sweet spot actually let me sit a bit farther away from the steering wheel in the JL.

And oh the shift box!! Wow it was so much tighter in the JL. The shift box in the JK was just super sloppy

 

[JIMBOX]

Heh Heh, thanx Ryan--this 6-spd in the JL is getting close to my short stroke Corvettes-

-NOT THERE YET !

W.E.

JIMBO

 

[jmcdtucson]

The only time the clutch HAS TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN--is to start-

The rest of the time the clutch can be depressed only half way for shifts--

It's a HYDRAULIC CLUTCH--find your happy medium--

This has changed my life. Thanks!

 

[JIMBOX]

Heh Heh, you're welcome, but it's pretty hard to overcome that desire/demand to depress it completely--

If you find a happy medium, it'll make driving a little easier-

Good luck

JIMBO

This has changed my life. Thanks!

 

[bizzle2005]

Just to get this straight, clutch dont have to be all the way down? Al other cars i have driven its was either all the down or completely off.

 

[whit]

Just to get this straight, clutch dont have to be all the way down? Al other cars i have driven its was either all the down or completely off.

I'm not sure if you're being serious or poking fun at other users, but no you don't have to push the clutch all the way down to change gears.

And the amount you'll need to depress the clutch isn't even always constant. You'll generally need more clutch in (numerically) lower gears, but as you get in higher gears, you barely need a tap of the clutch pedal to shift up. Hell, if you match the engine and tire speeds, you don't need to use the clutch at all.

If any of this is confusing, you likely don't fully understand how a clutch works. I'd recommend some Googling!

 

[JIMBOX]

YUP; HYDRAULIC CLUTCH OPS-

W.E.

JIMBO

 

[Jeepsterfreak]

Just to get this straight, clutch dont have to be all the way down? Al other cars i have driven its was either all the down or completely off.

Sure. Wouldn’t this depend on the vehicle and the travel required for the clutch to be engaged? I imagine all cars are a little different in the pedal travel location of when the bearing engages the pressure plate.

I’ve driven sticks my entire life and just always depressed the clutch pedal all the way also. I’ve never been one to try power shifting or speed shifting.

 

[rfm8os]

I tested a manual JL Sport S a while back. Did not notice that the clutch travel was excessive. I enjoyed the clutch/Manual trans operation on the JL. I daily drive a manual Mazda 3, for comparison of what I am used to, for what it's worth.

 

[Rubi-Zero]

you can make yourself a clutch stop to reduce the travel of the clutch pedal arm. It doesn’t take much and will improve the feel.

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