On my MK IV at least, the slave cylinder spring is actually a "push-on"
spring. It appears that the throw-out bearing is always
lightly touching the finger springs of the pressure plate.
This allows the clutch to be self-adjusting.
The downside is that the finger springs tend to get grooves
worn in them from the constant friction.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 07:41 AM 4/5/02 , Piter BsnaNuYQ== wrote:
>ok, thanks Doug. So apparently the spring in the slave cylinder is
>strong enough to pull off the fork.
>
>peter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou [mailto:doug@dougbraun.com]
>Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:38 PM
>To: Piter Bsna
>Subject: Re: pull-off spring
>
>
>I have never heard of any spit having such a spring.
>It does not appear in my MK IV factory parts book.
>I suspect the clutch fork was also used in other cars with
>different clutch systems.
>
>I have seen several Spitfire parts that have extra holes., etc.
>that have no apparent use. They were probably meant to be used in other
>applications.
>
>Doug Braun
>'72 Spit
>
>At 04:45 AM 4/5/02 , you wrote:
> >it is still the clutch. should I have an external pull-off spring at
>the
> >clutch slave cylinder? At the end of the clutch fork next to the push
> >rod, which is connected to the slave cylinder, there is a last hole.
>Now
> >I have nothing there. I suspect that this is for a pull-off spring
>which
> >should run trough the hole on the clutch bellhousing and should be
>fixed
> >somehow on the outside of the gear box. Some catalogues have this
>spring
> >others do not. this may be an other good reason to remove the gearbox?
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