How do you adjust clutches in a neon?
There is no adjustment. If you can depress the pedal and it doesn’t engage or engages at the bottom of the travel, it’s most likely due to low hydraulic clutch fluid, a leaking slave or master clutch cylinder, or all 3. Look first for low fluid in the clutch reservoir. If it’s full, pull back the protective dust boot on the slave cylinder (On the transmission) and look for fluid leaks. If it’s dry, you probably have a problem with the master cylinder. They quite often leak back inside the car where the clutch rod from the petal goes through the firewall into the master cylinder. If the clutch petal is at the top of it’s travel, you’re most likely due for a clutch replacement. The clutch on the Neon comes as a package deal with the clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel in one riveted-together unit. It’s one of Chrysler’s expensive but unnessary ideas on how to build a clutch. – go figure!
