Got my Spitfre 1500 clutch working again! Dropped a 7/16"x4" grade 8
bolt into the hole, ran a new Nyloc nut up the threads, took it for a
short spin. Now the clutch feels just like it did when I first put
that gearbox in. Which is to say, it engages way down near the
bottom of the pedal travel but otherwise feels normal. I suspect it
probably didn't need to be a grade 8 bolt, but what the heck. I did
put a washer under the bolt head because the concavity of the bell
housing there didn't provide a good contact surface. Nor was there a
good surface under the bottom either. But the bolt doesn't need to
be snugged anyway, so unless the Nyloc nut falls off and then the
bolt manages to work its way upward, it should be fixed!
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
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