[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete

Nice! Good to hear that directly from a clutch manufacturer.

Yes, no hesitation. A very "mater of fact" statement.

I finally got to spend some time in my car last night after this mod (over the weekend). This was a very nice change to the clutch response.

Excuse my stupidity as this is the first time I have ever bled a clutch. But after the damper delete and bleed, Should the clutch feel slightly lighter and smoother than with the damper? I took it for a test drive and didn't have any problems shifting. It just felt smoother and softer.

 

I just want to make sure I bled it correctly. When I was bleeding it with a friend he had to pump it by hand because the clutch wouldn't come back from the floor at first. But eventually it did. So he would pump, hold it down, I would open the bleeder, close it. He would release and repeat.

Sounds about right.

Sounds about right on the bleeding, Swannee and I had to pull the pedal up as well because it did not return on its own.

 

It may just be the terminology you are using (smoother and softer) to describe what you are feeling, but yes, the whole clutch pedal feel should be smoother. I thought it felt just a hair stiffer myself. Keep in mind that your foot is feeling a more direct relation to the spring action of the fingers on the pressure plate, and the engagement point of the pedal should be more exact and less broad. I found the car much easier to drive and start from a standstill than before.

That was my experience with this as well. Sounds like you ended up in the right place.

After having done this a couple of weeks, I hate that I didn't do it earlier. Getting out of first, I always felt like I had to pay close attention and would slightly burn the clutch by over revving. Figured it was still all part of my noobness to manuals. After doing this, I realized that it wasn't me. Since doing this I know exactly when the clutch engages and have my shifts down without even thinking now.

Yes, it really does re-instill faith in one's ability to properly drive a manual!

Ok i need to buy a clutch bleeder.

Ok i need to have a friend over for a beer.

 

ftfy! You don't need no stinkin' bleeder.

 

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Edited August 26, 2014 by GTEASER

Wow, I just found this thread.

 

I'm 47 and been driving manuals most of my life and the Legacy made me feel like a beginner clutch driver since day one.

 

Nice find guys, can;t wait to get this done.

Hey TwoTone, check this out also if you haven't seen it/installed it already http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/perrin-2015-wrx-brass-shifter-bushing-224656.html

god damn i need to do this mod. its sucks not having a driveway (or a proper jack) i hate laying with my feet in the street its just not cool

^^You don't need to jack the car up for this mod, just lay in the drivers side footwell. Holidays are coming...do the mod when you go visit your parents for Thanksgiving and use their driveway or garage.

Holidays are coming...do the mod when you go visit your parents for Thanksgiving and use their driveway or garage.

 

THIS^ i was planning on doing my shifter bushing (yes i still haven't installed it) last time i was home but ended not having a second to myself do to an ever growing list of crap i need to do for their house. hopefully that won't be the story this time as i actually will have a solid 4 days at home. now i need to save as much $$$ as i can so i can get a couple more parts bought for that install day.

Its been 6 months now since the first install. Has anyone had any problems or issues? If it was gonna break half-shafts, we should know by now.

All good here!

Same here. Still glad I did it

Working like a charm. No issues at all, only big smiles here. I do launch once a month or so, but no full-on clutch drops.

I havent done a launch since doing the delete, but i notice the benefits when doing a "faster than grandma" start to get in front of traffic. So much more predictable

So who is going to be the next person to do this?????????

So who is going to be the next person to do this?????????

 

You're welcome to come to Colorado and do this for me.

Haha! Sport me 3 tanks of gas and a place to stay the night I get there and I can arrange to be there on New Years Eve, tools in tow.

So who is going to be the next person to do this?????????

 

Could be me, got the part on the xmas list.