adjustable master?

[z28rob18]

i keep hearin everyone talkin bout gettin tick's adjustable master cylinder. what is the purpose for using this?

[Z28pr0jekt]

i keep hearin everyone talkin bout gettin tick's adjustable master cylinder. what is the purpose for using this?

The purpose of an adjustable master is to adjust where the clutch engages and disengages which can make it easier to shift along with putting less wear on the clutch.

BUT I'm 90% positive the tick AMC is only for LS1's. Mcleod makes one for the LT1s

[z28rob18]

alright. is this a difficult adjustment to do or more of a preference kinda thing?

[Fastbird]

The purpose of an adjustable master is to adjust where the clutch engages and disengages which can make it easier to shift along with putting less wear on the clutch.

Actually, that's kinda the wrong way to say it. The adjustable master cylinder adjusts the pedal height so that the relative position of the clutch engagement point moves in correlation with the pedal height. The clutch is unaffected, only the point of engagement on the pedal is moved due to the pedal height itself being adjusted.

[Z28pr0jekt]

Actually, that's kinda the wrong way to say it. The adjustable master cylinder adjusts the pedal height so that the relative position of the clutch engagement point moves in correlation with the pedal height. The clutch is unaffected, only the point of engagement on the pedal is moved due to the pedal height itself being adjusted.

Sorry I didn't literally mean the clutch moved, I was in class so I guess I didn't fully explain... but yea the clutch pedal moves which in turn changes where the clutch engages in relation to how far up or down the clutch pedal is.

p.s. asshole don't doubt me woman! lol jk jk

[z28rob18]

Sorry I didn't literally mean the clutch moved, I was in class so I guess I didn't fully explain... but yea the clutch pedal moves which in turn changes where the clutch engages in relation to how far up or down the clutch pedal is.

p.s. asshole don't doubt me woman! lol jk jk
thats what i thought you were sayin lol so whats the advantage in bein able to adjust this?

[Fastbird]

thats what i thought you were sayin lol so whats the advantage in bein able to adjust this?

Personal preference really. Like myself, I LOVE having a really high engage/disengage point on the pedal. HATE it being low to the floow. Adjust, all is well in the world.

[AChotrod]

I would want mine to engage shortly after pressing in the pedal(think its better for quicker shifts), and others like it closer to the floor. You could adjust either way.

[z28rob18]

i hate it near the floor lik it to engage as soon as possible. i hav a truck with that the clutch doesnt engage till almost the floor and i hate it. u cant rest your foot on the pedal or anything

[AChotrod]

Adj master could fix that!!

[z28rob18]

now can you adjust it too much lik make it so the clutch is slightly engaged or wont fully engage?

[AChotrod]

Ive never adjusted one yet. Waiting for mine to come in.

[Z28pr0jekt]

Personal preference really. Like myself, I LOVE having a really high engage/disengage point on the pedal. HATE it being low to the floow. Adjust, all is well in the world.

x2... with my stock hydraulics and my spec 2 it is perfectly where I want it... nice and high so that I can let off 2inches or so off the floor and the clutch doesn't catch yet. This also makes it easier to slip the clutch when necessary.


now can you adjust it too much lik make it so the clutch is slightly engaged or wont fully engage?

I'm not sure I get what you mean..

You really need to make sure there is a certain amount of play in the beginning of the pedal or else you might not have full engagement when you let the clutch out all the way. So generally you will want about an inch of play when pushing the clutch in before it disengages fully, because if you adjust the clutch so that the pedal is ALL the way out before the clutch is grabbing, you may not be getting full force applied to the clutch which can/will cause it to slip and wear out quicker

[AChotrod]

could you adjust it too close to the top by accident so you drag the clutch and not fully engage it?

[Z28pr0jekt]

could you adjust it too close to the top by accident so you drag the clutch and not fully engage it?
Im sure it is possible, and that is why I say you want about an inch of play to where it doesn't really do anything to the clutch, before it starts to disengage it

[AChotrod]

Thats what I figured. Just making sure. So the answer is yes, you could adjust it wrong.

[Spartan7]

The only way you could screw it up is if you shorten the pedal throw so much that you run out of room to depress the pedal, and the clutch does not fully disengage when you have the pedal to the floor.

It's seriously not hard. The McLeod instructions say for LT1 cars to have the clutch pedal about 1 inch lower than the brake pedal, but I left mine in the stock position and it's fine.