Dick,
How much play should exist in the clutch shaft? There is an almost
imperceptable "click" and a tiny unmeasurable amount of play in the fork when
the pin is inserted and the fork is moved back and forth. I'm thinking that
this shaft is OK. Have you tried drilling another hole across the body of the
fork as suggested by Roger Williams? Does this seem to be a good idea? I
tried to rotate the pins on an old fork...I marred the finish with vice grips.
I'll try something softer. How much play should exist in the bushings in the
bell housing? These feel pretty tight
Joe Davis
tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor) wrote:
>Joe---There is a taper in the clutch shaft bore to match the taper of
>the fork pin. It's difficult to eyeball the bore in this shaft to know
>how much it has ovaled. I have found that one can get a good idea, by
>painting the pin with a marking pen, and pressing it sraight down into
>the shaft's bore. Don't twist the pin when inserting it. Pull the pin
>out and observe where the ink has been scratched off. This will give you
>idea how much wear has occurred on the forward side of the bore.
>
>A shaft bore that has worn will not support a new pin, causing it to
>flex and encourage a break.
>
>So far as the two fork pins pressed into the fork tines, a flatness on
>them isn't critical. The hydraulics of the clutch system adjusts for
>such wear by positioning the piston in the slave cylinder. However,
>these pins can be rotated 120 deg. or so, so a new front surface then
>contacts the bearing carrier. Clamping a pair of ViseGrips on them will
>do the turning trick.
>
>Credit charges that do not include a company whose last name is
>.."Secret" can't be too bad!
>
>Dick
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