Isuzu N Series 2008 Owner's Manual page 450

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
The clutch disc wears down as the clutch is used, and this causes the free play of the
clutch pedal to decrease. If you continue to use the clutch with reduced clutch pedal
play, the clutch slips easily. On the other hand, if the pedal free play is too much, the
clutch disengages poorly, making gearshifts difficult.
Free play
Pedal position just before
clutch engagement
Position of fully pressed pedal
ADVICE
• Release the clutch pedal carefully to prevent the vehicle from starting too
suddenly.
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Clutch Pedal
Checking the Clutch Pedal
1. Lightly press the clutch pedal by hand
until you feel a slight resistance. The
distance of the pedal movement to
this point is the free play.
Clutch pedal free play
15 - 25 mm (0.59 - 0.98 in)
2. Make sure that the parking brake
lever is pulled completely. Start and
run the engine at idle and then press
the clutch pedal fully.
3. Move the gearshift lever to the 1st
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position and then release the pedal
slowly. The clutch pedal is normal if
the distance from the fully pressed
position to the position just before the
clutch engages is 20 mm (0.79 in) or
more.
Check also that the clutch engages
smoothly without any slip when the vehicle
starts to move slowly.
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