clutch disc lining coming apart ? like in a rivet or two no longer holding
the disc and steel wave plate sandwich firmly together?
that would create a dragging disc yet still allow normal shifting at at
speed. very-very rare but you have covered the usual bases so i just
thought i'd throw that thought out for consideration?
chuck.
the guy who is never home much?????????
----- Original Message -----
From "Gerard" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Cc: <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 9:25 PM
Subject: any suggestions?
> When leaving Palo Alto a couple weeks ago in my Morris, I was suddenly in
> need of adjusting my clutch ( I do mean suddenly, one minute it was fine,
> next it was hard to get into gear after shutting off the engine for a
> couple minutes).
>
> Well, it helped some, but after driving the Morris today, I don't think
> it's the clutch. I'm sure I have adequate travel in the pedal (this is
> mechanical linkage, not hydraulic), but it is getting very hard to get
into
> any gear from a standstill. It feel like the first motion shaft is
spinning
> too fast to get it into gear and anly after trying several position will
it
> spin down enough to work. I know the gearbox is in great shape because I
> inspected all the synchos, and the gaps were just like a new box. This
> truck doesn't get driven much and the Palo Alto run was the first one that
> was more than around the neighborhood, and the first freeway run. The
only
> things I can think of at the momnet are
>
> A: the first motion shaft is binding up on the pilot bush (a new one was
> installed and lightly lubed)
>
> or
>
> B: something has gotten in between the friction disk and the
> clutch/flywheel is causing too much drag. It doesn't make any funny noises
> and the gearbox has alway been fine up until then. Even first is very
> smooth and not your typically noisey affair.
>
> Gerard
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