Another question, 89 Mazda 626 clutch pedal

Check above the pedal to see if there is an adjustable stop - maybe the locknut got lost or moved.

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

Jeff

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

That is exactly what has happened. The clutch pedal has a *stop* which stops it swinging up under return-spring pulling. Get down there and have a look.

Jason

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.

I think I'll go with Danny G's idea to look on the floor before I twist myself around like a Philly Pretzel to look up under the dash!!! ;)

I think Danny's explanation is a more likely one than mine - I must be getting rusty!

Well, I'll keep yours in mind, too! (Actually, that was my own second thought after, "Oh, NO! Don't let the pedal fall off!!!")

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

Jeff

Unfortunately, when the sun was shining earlier this AM, I took the top off the Supra and went for a ride. Got back just in time to put the roof back before it started raining.

I'll get out there and have a look when it dries up...

Actually, what it was was a large 'stopper' that depresses a switch!

I can understand why you would have a switch at the *bottom* of the clutch travel, for the starter interlock, but why is there one at the *top*?!

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 couldn't find the hole at first, so I wound up doing the Pretzel thing, removed the dash, and then found the hole 1/2 way up the pedal...

Oh, well, I had to reseat the dashboard anyway...

I would guess that was a cruise control safety switch.

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! ;)