Jack,
Part of Paul's kit is an adjustable pushrod for the slave cylinder.
It is adjusted out pretty far right now which makes it longer than
the original rod already.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
Jack Laird
> Put an extended rod in the slave cylinder.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <rrengineer@dslextreme.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 1:01 AM
> Subject: [Spridgets] 5 Speed Clutch Problem
>
>
>>A while ago I put Paul's conversion in my Bugeye with a rather expensive
>> 1275 build. I was hoping for a really fun car to drive, but no. There
>> has been this clutch problem I am just getting around to trying to fix.
>> I
>> actually took 3 days off work to do it. The problem is the master
>> cylinder pushrod goes in almost all the way with no back pressure until
>> the pedal is almost to the floor, then it gets real hard for the last
>> couple of inches. You can only change gears when you push it right down
>> to the floor, just barely. I kept the 948 slave cylinder and attached
>> it
>> to the Datsun 5 speed trans. There is only a very slight movement at
>> the
>> slave cylinder (how much movement should there be?) Gerard and I worked
>> on this problem for a while and he even put an extension on the bleeder.
>> I can bleed it from up top. we were sure that we got the air out of it.
>> I pulled the master cylinder today and have it on the bench to inspect
>> for
>> problems. It was brass sleeved by White Post in 2000 and the bores
>> still
>> look very smooth. The rubber looks O.K. too. I'm going to replace it
>> anyway as it is already apart. The kit says "Made in England" "NS"
>> "UDB"
>> on the cups that go on the pushrod and "Made in England" "OCJ" on the
>> cup
>> that gets pushed down the bore. Not Lockheed. Any one have any ideas
>> what could be wrong. I'm hoping the slave is not the problem. Very
>> difficult to get out without pulling the engine and trans. This master
>> and slave combo worked fine with the original 948 and smoothcase trans I
>> pulled out.
>> Mike MacLean
>> 60 Sprite
>> _______________________________________________
>> jlaird237@cox.net
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