It's not only the factory or aftermaket adjustable linkage bar that can cause this. I recently installed a new clutch master (origin uncertain - owner brought it with him) that had a built-in adjuster right on the link rod. Nice idea, but it came out of the box with the rod set maybe 1/8" too long. This took all the slop out of the pedal and did not allow the relief valve to open. This caused the clutch to start slipping almost immediately. The fix was to shorten the link a bit, but it could easily have led to a mis-diagnosis of a bad clutch, at worst it could have caused the clutch to wear out quickly. So - if you happen to get one of the adjustable masters, be sure to check the adjustment, making sure that the cylinder is completely released when the pedal is all the way up. Wierd coincidence - on the same day I had the same problem on my daughter's Subaru. Same linkage design. And I'm not convinced that it didn't cost me a clutch job on that one. (BTW - on a Subaru you pull the engine to change the clutch - OW!) Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Warren Wallingford <warren@...> wrote: > > That's a good point about the throwout bearing binding. I haven't ever > seen that, but it's a distinct possibility. Another bug, now that I > think about it, could be the odious adjustable link that the factory > sold for a while to try and remedy the problems caused by the swelling > of the hydraulic line between the master and slave. If these are set > too long, it can hold the release bearing hard against the fingers of > the pressure plate, releasing the clutch slightly. It would have the > same effect as 'riding the clutch'. Wear would be greatly accelerated > and slipping would be a problem. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/