Help ~ New clutch will not engage??

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Originally Posted by jerryk

What do you mean by better, stiffer or smoother?

He's talking about the clutch damper. It's a little box mounted on the US-passenger right side frame rail.

You should bypass that unit completely. It doesn't do anything except make it harder to bleed the clutch line. It's supposed to help clutch pedal vibration, but you really don't feel a difference at all unless you dump the clutch.

As far as the hardline goes, I would strongly suggest you get the braided line from Taka Motorsports, especially if your S13 has never had the hardline serviced before. 15+ years of crud will seize up your hardline fittings.

Mine was so rusted beyond belief that I just had to cut everything off. The Taka braided line saved my butt. Without the braided line, my car would still be down right now.

Plus it's much easier to install the braided line because they're more flexible than the hardline.