Clutch engagement point

[sk47]

Hello; decided to shop for a New Mustang GT today. A dealership in Knoxville TN has two 2024 GT's with the manual trans. I drove one this afternoon. Last time i drove one was near the beginning of the pandemic mess, so a while ago. The clutch engaged quite high on the car today. Caught further off the floor than I am use to. I do not recall the cars a few years ago catching so high. That said i could get use to it with time, I am sure.
Brought two questions to mind. One is can the engagement point be adjusted. The other is does a high engagement tend toward later issues?
I get the clutch is very likely hydraulic. I have owned two vehicles with such clutches. Offhand i cannot see any way to adjust the clutch.

The second question may be just my overthinking. Back in the mechanical clutch days I did adjust various clutches. I wanted some free space with my foot off the clutch pedal so as to be sure of full and solid engagement.

I like the clutch to grab closer to the floor (not at the floor to be sure). I want there to be enough pedal movement from the floor before it starts to grab so i know there is little to no chance of slight friction with the clutch pedal to the floor. Guess a generalized question might be which is better for clutch life and driving- A high clutch or a low clutch?

I left with an offer on the table which was rejected today. I get they are wanting to hold out for a more eager buyer. They added some dealer add-ons, around $2K, they would not remove. May still be a sellers' market. May be i started shopping again too soon.

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[WildHorse]

I get the clutch is very likely hydraulic. I have owned two vehicles with such clutches. Offhand i cannot see any way to adjust the clutch.

Not very likely hydraulic, it IS hydraulic. They start to grab around a 1/4 up from full depressed. Some adjustments can be made by shimming the throw-out.

 

[sk47]

Not very likely hydraulic, it IS hydraulic. They start to grab around a 1/4 up from full depressed. Some adjustments can be made by shimming the throw-out.

Hello; Petty much what i expected. I did replace an hydraulic master and slave cylinder on a 1989 Ford pickup I owned. I saw no adjustments for the system. I used factory stock parts so did not have to shim.
I have watched TV shows which feature putting hydraulic clutch systems in older cars. I do follow the shimming process in which they take careful measurements to determine how many shims to use. But once installed that is it.

It was right before the pandemic that i last drove a manual Mustang GT. The two or three i drove did not have a high clutch engagement as best I can recall. Let me revise my question to more focus on the situation with the Mustang I drove Saturday.
I only drove a few miles and may have a poor feeling for how high the clutch engaged. It felt closer to halfway up or more to me. In the old days with mechanical/cable linkages I liked to have the clutch fully engaged before the pedal got all the way to the top of pedal travel.

I do not know if the dealer will call back. They were pretty definite in rejecting my offer. Thanks for the response.

 

[NGOT8R]

You can add one of these for some flexibility in eliminating excess freeplay.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/clutch-adjustment.192403/#post-3862081

 

[Zrussian13]

My 19 has a high engagement point. Did on the stock clutch and still does on the lpxhd.

 

[WildHorse]

My 19 has a high engagement point.

Not talking about completely engaged.

 

[Zrussian13]

Not talking about completely engaged.

Engagement still starts high compared to other cars.

 

[ice445]

Engagement still starts high compared to other cars.

Mine starts fairly low to the floor, maybe 1/4 up as someone else said. But the engagement window with a twin disc is pretty wide.
I have the steeda assist spring and I replaced the line to the clutch master cylinder so that might have something to do with it, I feel like it was a bit different stock but I can't remember.

 

[Zrussian13]

Mine starts fairly low to the floor, maybe 1/4 up as someone else said. But the engagement window with a twin disc is pretty wide.
I have the steeda assist spring and I replaced the line to the clutch master cylinder so that might have something to do with it, I feel like it was a bit different stock but I can't remember.

Mine definitely doesn’t start that low and I've been on the aftermarket clutch for around 50k now but 99% positive my stock clutch didn't either. I have the clutch line as well but not the spring. I cant measure where it starts right now because I just had surgury but my engagement doesn't start until somewhere between 1/3 and half way up.

 

[ice445]

Mine definitely doesn’t start that low and I've been on the aftermarket clutch for around 50k now but 99% positive my stock clutch didn't either. I have the clutch line as well but not the spring. I cant measure where it starts right now because I just had surgury but my engagement doesn't start until somewhere between 1/3 and half way up.

Assuming my clutch isn't broken somehow, I wonder how much variance is possible with the hydraulic system. Maybe mine is more like 1/3, I'd have to go and actually test lol

 

[sk47]

Not talking about completely engaged.

Hello; Thanks for the responses. There are at last two things involved with a clutch. The initial engagement point is something I can get use to and not a function concern. I gather from responses and personal experience there is not a simple way to adjust the hydraulic clutch.

The other things is the question of full engagement with a foot off the pedal. On my current car which has a hydraulic clutch I can get a feel for when the clutch begins to disengage as i push the pedal down. There is some free play at the top. I can feel when the clutch starts to release. Guess i am overthinking some about the clutch being fully engaged on a car I only drove a few miles.

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