If there is any air in the line the clutch won't work. Last time I put mine in,
I
bled it at least three times. I could see the shaft
moving also. I ended up putting the back end of the car up as high as the jack
would go then opened the bleeder. Air
came out and the clutch works.
Jeff Gruber wrote:
> I've just put in my newly rebuilt (mostly) 73 motor into my 77 Spitfire.
> I put in a new clutch kit. I ordered the one that works for the 75-80
> models, because it has to match up to a 77 propeller shaft. In 73, the
> propeller shaft had 10 splines; the 77 has twenty.
>
> When I pressed the clutch pedal, the clutch does not disengage. I can see
> the release arm move forward, so I don't think this is a hydraulic problem.
>
> I took the motor and transmission out and removed the clutch assembly.
>
> I did not have the clutch plate in backwards. There was grease on the
> spring splines, so I believe that the release bearing was pressing against
> them.
>
> Does anyone know what else the problem might be?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff Gruber
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