Had this problem for a while, convinced myself it was a broken fork pin, but
I have the trannie on the garage floor and I don't see the problem even now.
Clutch works normally except under two circumstances, one is when I stop at
a light, shift into neutral, let the clutch pedal up and let the engine
idle. Two is when I am travelling at low RPMs in second or third, like in
slow moving traffic. In either of these circumstances, the clutch looses
enough travel to work. It does not start to release until almost to the
floor and when pushed even to the floor, I cannot shift into another gear.
The only way to overcome this is to turn off the motor, and push the clutch
once. The entire clutch travel is restored, and I can restart the engine
and move off normally. I have become quite adept at doing this while
moving, but it's pretty scary to think about the steering lock when coasting
at 30mph. It also means that I must always start the car with the clutch
pedal pressed in, if I don't then the clutch pedal is almost to the floor
before it starts to work and won't allow gears to be selected
So I have the gearbox on the floor. The clutch fork looks fine, is solid,
no movement. It is not cross-drilled, but it is wired and looks fine to
me. Not sure about the brand of TO bearing, but it moves smoothly on the
shaft, however, there is a little play in the bearing. I'm not positive
about the clutch visuals, but I believe I have the B&B with the blue dot.
I have an invoice from the previous owner that shows the clutch was replaced
about 4,000 miles ago
Anyone with ideas about where to look for this problem?
John North
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