I've noticed that when my car is fully warmed up, I feel slight resistance when I depress my clutch pedal.

It makes a squeak or "rub" sound and there's a feeling of resistance when the pedal is close to the floor. I have no slippage and no problems shifting.

It doesn't seem to do it when cold. Is there a grease fitting for the z-bar or something?

Anyone experienced this?

Thanks

Have you physically looked at the linkage while a buddy pushes in the clutch to see if the spring is rubbing or to see what the linkage is actually doing?? Is the clutch new??

Yes, there is a grease fitting on the Z-bar. Felt seals at both ends of the Z-bar where it pivots on its ball studs. Don't pump out the seals and wipe off excess grease.

As nick suggested, check linkage operation. Might have to adjust the clutch.

The spring does rub against a header tube (connected to factory frame location).

But I figured that if that was it, it'd do it all the time. But maybe after the header heats up it is more noticeable due to the metal expanding slightly?

I'll get a pal to press the clutch while I look.

The clutch doesn't feel like it needs adjusted (I mean it's not slipping).

Everett, what do you mean by "Don't pump out the seals and wipe off excess grease" ? How should I be greasing the Z bar at all from a maintenance perspective?

You grease the Z-bar when you lube the front end. Don't overload/overpressure the grease into the Z-bar as it will push out the end seals. One must check to make sure the seals are in place when done.

These end seals keep foreign material out from the studs. If they are not pushed back into place and excess grease is not wiped off, dirt will collect and mess up the whole works.

There should be 1 inch of free travel at the clutch pedal for the proper clutch adjustment.

Thanks! I'll check it out this weekend.