Hyundai Tiburons....very reliable, Remove the delay valve to prolong clutch liffe! Options

[gr00vyswordsman]

The Tiburon's clutch mechanism is hydraulic as opposed to most "older" vehicles which use a cable-operated mechanism to engage & disengage the clutch. If you learned how to drive a stick on one of these older clutches, as I imagine most of us did, you'll probably find the Tiburon's clutch frustrating to master. I did. I drove it for a year like this before one of the guys* on the NewTiburon forum suggested this delay valve might be the reason. After removing the delay valve, I'm pleased to say the Tiburon is joy to drive. Now it behaves like it should (my opinion, of course). The numb, sloppy feel is gone. It's now intuitive to match the gas to the tactile feedback from the pedal and the sound of the engine.

The Delay valve is a little spring-loaded valve that sits just inside the clutch slave cylinder. It has a small hole in the middle that slows fluid flow in one direction, thus slowing how the clutch engages. Remove it and the clutch becomes more responsive, almost like a cable-operated one.


This delay valve causes the clutch to engage the flywheel at a constant rate regardless of how fast the clutch pedal is released. Most agree this valve is to prevent inexperienced drivers from rev'ing the engine too high and "dumping" the clutch, resulting in catastrophic damage to the clutch's friction lining. Instead, the clutch will engage more slowly and slip a little. However, it also has a tendency to produce an unpredictable clutch engagement point which makes it harder for the driver to coordinate the gas pedal,

[saintsaens]

sup f****ts.

[fameONE]

Tiburons suck.