Hey everyone, This is my first post on the forums.
I am thinking of buying a Cobalt LT Coupe to replace my old car (A 94 Cutlass Supreme)
The question I have is: When taking one for a test drive, I found that you have to lift the clutch up quite a bit before it starts engaging.

I was also told that for other cars this can be quite easily adjusted, so I was wondering if this is also true for the Cobalt. I like my clutch to start engaging almost right off the floor.

 

Hmm , interesting . I LOVE the fact it engages up to high . You hardly have to push the clutch in at all to shift and sitting at a light in gear . Makes powershifting a absolute breeze as well , not that everybody cares about that

I am not sure if the Cobalts clutch is adjustable or not . Not all are adjustable .

 

Im still getting used to how high the peddle goes up before it engages... Im used to engagment just off the floor... I dunno if there is any adjustment though.

 

I'm used to about half-way in my Camaro and a SIGNIFICANTLY firmer feel as well. At first I didnt like how high the Cobalt engages but it doesnt matter. Shifts as smooth as my T-56 but not as crisp. The Cobalt's setup is great for what it is though.

By the way your avatar is badass ExHondaMan and so was the game.

 

i noticed that on the test drive as well but all clutches are different take some time to get used to it.

 

So what do you guys consider normal for a SS/SC?

I am used to my Camaro's clutch. How far from the top is eveyones engaging?

 

I have an SS/SC, and it almost feels like the engage point has changed since i bought it. When i first got it you had to lift up about half way to get it to start moving, now as soon as you pull up it starts to grab lightly and as you get up about half way your usually pretty thoughly engaged.

 

Mine is WAY up there, it takes almost no pressure to start it disengaging and then MAYBE 3/4"-1" it's fully disengaged. At halfway it's disengaged, after it starts to grab you're almost completely off the pedal.

 

i think that compared to my moms z28 camaro that the SS is a lot lower than it. i always find myself wonderin when the camaro clutch is gunna grab and with my ss jus kinda comin off of it and it grabbin. doesnt make ne difference to me it jus takes time to get used to thats all.

 

feels about half way up the clutch pedal travel in engages. I like it.

 

Where are they hiding the master cyl. on these things?

 

i think someone was saying it shared the same system as the brakes, but i might have read it wrong. i really need a set of those damn shop manuals

 

The clutch shares the same fluid resevoir as the brakes, yes.

My Cobalt LT's clutch starts to noticebley engage about halfway through the pedal's travel. I don't find this annoying at all since I deal with inner-city traffic on the freeways on a daily basis.

Once you've driven the car for two weeks or so you get used to the clutch and you end up not thinking about it.

P.S. Cobalt clutch > '89 3/4-Ton Pickup clutch.

 

I'm glad to hear other people's clutches are engaging at the same point as mine--
about 1/2 way up. I just got an oil change and the guy at the shop said "You better
get that looked at, my clutch in my Jetta engages right off the floor". Mine has
pretty much engaged about 1/2 way up, and I've had no problems with it, minus
sometimes smelling clutch after driving, regular driving or not. No noticeable
slipping, though.

 

My jetta was the same way....1/2 inch off the floor and it would grab. The SS/SC that I test drove engaged very low also...maybe 1.5 inches and it grabbed.

-P

 

My clutch doesnt crab for **** till its about 1" from the top of the up travel. It seems like I'm always waiting and waiting... and waiting for it to engage.....

 

i LOVE my ss/sc but the clutch and tranny are my ony gripe...i have a klze probe gt which is leagues ahead of the 'balt in tranny dept.

 

i have around 1000 miles on my car. at first the clutch engaged right at the floor, now its about 3/4 of the way out. from what i understand the clutch is self adjusting. its not slipping or anything, and it is easier on the left leg not pushing the clutch in as far

 

I actually just experienced a problem when i was racing a day ago. I had a stage 2 spec clutch installed and it engaged about 3/4 the way up maybe. What happened though is that my clutch actually seemed to come out of adjustment (after some hard clutch dropping), where as it used to engage about 3/4 way up, now the clutch engaged when you have the pedal fully out. Plus the clutch is actually constantly slipping now, so its going back in to get fixed.

 

I have the same problem, but mines with the stock clutch. I think the pressure plate or something along that line is messed up on these cars. That, or they are not / were not adjusted right from the factory. The day i bought my car i had a hard time with the clutch. Everyone who drives the car doesnt like the "feel" of the clutch and has had problems with it.