Another question, 89 Mazda 626 clutch pedal

I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...

The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it was.
When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals were
even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2" higher
than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same amount of
pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and disengages at
the same point as before, it just ends up higher than before.

It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.

I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are talented
people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't really all
that far from a Camry.

I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
this before.

Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
> I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
> now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...
>
> The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it was.
> When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals were
> even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2" higher
> than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same amount of
> pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and disengages at
> the same point as before, it just ends up higher than before.
>
> It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.
>
> I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
> to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are talented
> people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't really all
> that far from a Camry.
>
> I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
> message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
> this before.

Is the clutch pedal higher or is the brake pedal lower for some reason?

Jeff

"Hachiroku ????" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:xTOci.75$jb5.54@trndny09...
>I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
> now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...
>
> The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it was.
> When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals were
> even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2" higher
> than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same amount of
> pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and disengages at
> the same point as before, it just ends up higher than before.
>
> It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.
>
> I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
> to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are talented
> people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't really all
> that far from a Camry.
>
> I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
> message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
> this before.
>
>


The peddle stop cushion /pad probably broke due to age and fell off.

If you look around on the floorboard and find something looking like
that you will know for sure.

GL
Dan

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:11:52 +0000, Jeff wrote:

> Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
>> I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
>> now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...
>>
>> The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it
>> was. When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals
>> were even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2"
>> higher than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same
>> amount of pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and
>> disengages at the same point as before, it just ends up higher than
>> before.
>>
>> It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.
>>
>> I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
>> to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are
>> talented people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't
>> really all that far from a Camry.
>>
>> I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
>> message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
>> this before.
>
> Is the clutch pedal higher or is the brake pedal lower for some reason?
>
> Jeff


The clutch pedal definitely went higher. I felt it go further than normal
when I went to take my foot off it.

I can "ride the clutch". Since the engagement didn't move, I'm not
actually riding it, it just stops higher than it did before.

Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:11:52 +0000, Jeff wrote:
>
>> Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
>>> I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
>>> now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...
>>>
>>> The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it
>>> was. When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals
>>> were even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2"
>>> higher than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same
>>> amount of pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and
>>> disengages at the same point as before, it just ends up higher than
>>> before.
>>>
>>> It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.
>>>
>>> I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
>>> to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are
>>> talented people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't
>>> really all that far from a Camry.
>>>
>>> I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
>>> message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
>>> this before.
>> Is the clutch pedal higher or is the brake pedal lower for some reason?
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
> The clutch pedal definitely went higher. I felt it go further than normal
> when I went to take my foot off it.
>
> I can "ride the clutch". Since the engagement didn't move, I'm not
> actually riding it, it just stops higher than it did before.

OK, I believe you. From the original description, either the clutch
could have been the higher or the brake lower.

Jeff

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:04:46 -0700, Danny G. wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ????" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:xTOci.75$jb5.54@trndny09...
>>I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
>> now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...
>>
>> The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it
>> was. When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals
>> were even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2"
>> higher than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same
>> amount of pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and
>> disengages at the same point as before, it just ends up higher than
>> before.
>>
>> It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.
>>
>> I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
>> to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are
>> talented people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't
>> really all that far from a Camry.
>>
>> I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
>> message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
>> this before.
>>
>>
>>
>
> The peddle stop cushion /pad probably broke due to age and fell off.
>
> If you look around on the floorboard and find something looking like that
> you will know for sure.
>
> GL
> Dan

See my answer to Jason; it was used to depress a switch.

And you were right, it was on the floor in four pieces.

I knew I wasn't going to find one at any parts stores, so I went to the
hardware store with the nub that holds it in, found a panel retainer the
same diameter, and a screw cap that fit on that, RTVed them together and
put it in the hole.

Runs New!

"Hachiroku ????" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:v1idi.4999$u65.4674@trndny07...
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:04:46 -0700, Danny G. wrote:
>
>>
>> "Hachiroku ????" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:xTOci.75$jb5.54@trndny09...
>>>I have been using this for a motor paper delivery route for about a week
>>> now. But today something happened and I'm glad I got home...
>>>
>>> The clutch pedal 'resting' position is now about 1/2" higher than it
>>> was. When you take your foot off the pedal, the brake and clutch pedals
>>> were even, but last night it changed and now the clutch is about 1'2"
>>> higher than the brake. Everything else is the same; there is the same
>>> amount of pressure pressing it to the floor, the clutch engages and
>>> disengages at the same point as before, it just ends up higher than
>>> before.
>>>
>>> It kind of threw me for the first 15-20 mins after it happened.
>>>
>>> I am again posting this to the Toy groups as I had the same thing happen
>>> to an '83 Tercel, and maybe someone has a quick answer. There are
>>> talented people in all these groups, and I am discovering the 626 isn't
>>> really all that far from a Camry.
>>>
>>> I should also mention, I drove home, parked the car, and am typing this
>>> message without having a look...just wondering if someone has run across
>>> this before.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The peddle stop cushion /pad probably broke due to age and fell off.
>>
>> If you look around on the floorboard and find something looking like that
>> you will know for sure.
>>
>> GL
>> Dan
>
> See my answer to Jason; it was used to depress a switch.
>
> And you were right, it was on the floor in four pieces.
>
> I knew I wasn't going to find one at any parts stores, so I went to the
> hardware store with the nub that holds it in, found a panel retainer the
> same diameter, and a screw cap that fit on that, RTVed them together and
> put it in the hole.
>
> Runs New!
>
>

I would guess that was a cruise control safety switch.

8)

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:05:00 +0000, Danny G. wrote:

>> I knew I wasn't going to find one at any parts stores, so I went to the
>> hardware store with the nub that holds it in, found a panel retainer the
>> same diameter, and a screw cap that fit on that, RTVed them together and
>> put it in the hole.
>>
>> Runs New!
>>
>>
>>
> I would guess that was a cruise control safety switch.
>
> 8)

If it is, then the idiot that installed it had his head...er, somewhere
else...

It has CC, but it looks aftermarket to me. I bet that is just what this is
for, but the problem is, when you depress the clutch with the CC on , the
engine races until you hit the bottom of the travel!!! So, if you have the
CC on and depress the clutch, do it AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!

Yup, I'll bet that's what it is. Wish I'd seen your post before I buttoned
the dash back up!