Cary:
My cross shaft was also very tight after I installed new
bushings. I used the Moss kit, and the bushings were longer than stock
(from a TR4?) so that they will last longer.
I found it necessary to ream the bushings slightly to get the
cross shaft to pivot with what I felt was a reasonable amount of force.
If you haven't done so already, put a couple of drops of oil on the
bushings and see if that helps.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Cary Henry
Sent: February 27, 2006 7:51 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Throw out bearing sleeve
I just installed a new throwout bearing and sleeve along with a new
clutch
component kit from TRF. The throwout sleeve does not hang up at all,
but
when I reassembled the component kit with new bushings and cross shaft,
and
attached the bearing to the clutch fork, it takes quite a bit of force
to
slide the bearing. I know the new bushings and cross shaft are a nice,
snug
fit and will break in and rotate easier, but how much force is too much.
Right now I can grab the cross shaft by the slave cylinder pushrod and
move
the bearing, but it takes quite a bit of force. I would say it takes
about
8lbft of torque to get the bearing to slide. Is this normal???
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