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HOW TO: Adjust clutch engagement point - Mitsubishi Mirage / Space Star
When I got the car from the dealer, I thought the clutch engaged with the pedal too high off the floor. I'm a guy with rather long legs, and this made driving in Manila traffic quite tiring after a while even with the Mirage's feather light clutch pedal. I also prefer a lower clutch pedal engagement because of better responsiveness.
Fortunately, this is a very simple modification to do:
Step 1: Find the clutch cable adjuster. It's a black plastic nut right below the battery tray towards the left:
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Step 2: Turn the nut in your preferred direction. (Please excuse my mad MS Paint skillz)
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Step 3: Start the engine and try it out.
Step 4: Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you find your preferred engagement point.
Step 5: Pat self in the back.
Step 6: Drink beer.
Step 7: Wait a while to get sober. (Don't drink and drive!)
Step 8: Drive and enjoy your old and improved clutch!
My advice is doing step 2 with a maximum of one complete rotation of the adjuster at a time. Once you think you're pretty close then use smaller rotations. Small adjustments can have a pretty dramatic change at the pedal. Be mindful not to adjust too much either way; if you get it too low the clutch may not disengage completely which is bad for your synchros; too high may cause the clutch to slip which will increase fuel consumption and clutch wear.
Service manual: clutch adjuster
The service manual has these instructions for adjusting the clutch pedal.
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Originally Posted by 2015 Mirage Service Manual
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CLUTCH PEDAL CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT
1.Turn back the carpet etc. under the clutch pedal.
2.Measure the clutch pedal free play. Standard value (A): 11 - 16 mm (0.4 - 0.6 in)
3.If the clutch pedal free play is out of the standard range, while pulling the clutch cable on transaxle side in the direction shown by the arrow, turn the nut so that it contacts the bushing protrusion. Return the nut to reach the nut recess nearest to the point contacting the bushing protrusion, and the protrusion into the nut recess to fix it.