..capturing the slave pin inside the bell housing
upon re-assembly... is easy... and quite common.
BTDT toooooo (more than once even) . :-)
So you're not alone Jeff :-D
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: "Greg Rowe" <growe58@hotmail.com>; <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: 80 Spit pushrod question
> I just replied to Dave offlist and informed him that lateral movement of
the
> clutch throw out fork pin is not only normal, it is necessary, since it
pivots
> on the fork assembly as its engaged by the clutch slave. The vertical
slop
> shouldn't be of any concern either, unless as you say, the pivot pin on
the
> opposite side of the bell housing which holds the fork in place is missing
or
> broken. Vertical slop shouldn't have any bearing on the fore/aft travel
of
> the pin.
>
> Things could have been worse. Like discovering that you neglected to
position
> the pin through the hole in the bell housing before bolting the housing up
to
> the engine and found out later that the pin was stuck inside! Don't ask
me
> how I know this!
>
> Take care,
>
> Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
>
> '68 Spitfire Mk3 frame off, bare metal project, aka "Mrs. Jones"
> '70 GT6+ "Accidental", eventual restoration project
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Rowe
> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: 80 Spit pushrod question
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