Is it My Starter or Clutch? Please Help!!!

I have a 96 Toyota Corolla (manual transmission) and lately to start the
car I have to almost push the clutch through the floor. But it shifts
into the different gears with no problems.
Is it the clutch or is it the starter?

Thank you very much for any help!!

Cdub131

I would say it is not the clutch or the starter, but likely an adjustment
problem with the clutch safety switch that hooks to clutch pedal. Scott

"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote:
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>I would say it is not the clutch or the starter, but likely an adjustment
>problem with the clutch safety switch that hooks to clutch pedal. Scott[/color]

Yep...tiz...
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-Gord.
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Is this hard to fix?

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:40:11 -0400, zonie wrote:
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> I would say it is not the clutch or the starter, but likely an adjustment
> problem with the clutch safety switch that hooks to clutch pedal. Scott[/color]


Naw, you just have to lie in the Driver's side door jamb, on your back,
upside down, and look way up under the dash, to the top of the clutch
pedal and then, with one hand holding the light, and the other hand
holding a wrench on one nut, loosen the other nut and move the switch
forward!

Piece of cake!

You could have a friend help you, but I'd make sure it was a girl...

And removing the driver's seat helps immensely.

Not hard to do , but you must be somewhat mechanically inclined. Hachiroku
told you how to do it earlier. Good luck! Scott

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:40:11 -0400, zonie wrote:
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> I would say it is not the clutch or the starter, but likely an adjustment
> problem with the clutch safety switch that hooks to clutch pedal. Scott[/color]


Well, what I posted was the CORRECT way of doing it.

Another way, a little more temporary, is to go to Radio Shack and get some
of those little rubber feet for project boxes, etc and some SuperGlue
(Best glue I've run across yet is Velcro glue. It's used to hold velcro in
place if you REALLY need it to stick, but it works on everything!

Dependin on the switch of course. Some of them worked by pressing the
pedal to te floor, and a piece above the hing would press on the switch,
others worked by getting to the end of the travel and pulling on the
switch. This works for the first.

Locate the switch or the flange. Press the clutch pedal and make a note of
where it hits. Put some glue on the little rubber foot and glue it to
either the flange or the switch. Drive happily for 6 months-2 years or
more!

Um, you'll STILL be upside down and backwards, but for a shoter amount of
time with fewer hands invlolved.

Unless you LIKE cozying up under the dash with a member of the opposite
sex!

OH!!! You may have to trim the rubber foot a little, so have an X-Acto
handy!

"cdub131" <nextmjsdad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is this hard to fix?[/color]

Before you go through the contortions recommended by Hachiroku (they are
good by the way), make sure the floor mat isn't bunched up under the clutch
pedal.
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Ray O
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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:56:16 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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> "cdub131" <nextmjsdad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:f94bda42c6d304595c8c391a9e69ab74@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> Is this hard to fix?[/color]
>
> Before you go through the contortions recommended by Hachiroku (they are
> good by the way), make sure the floor mat isn't bunched up under the clutch
> pedal.[/color]

Ya, dat too!