Listers, I am headed to NJ & the Holy Sprite in a few hours and just
received the following from a friend in need. Perhaps he may be the
beneficiary of your collective expertise, Oh Wizards of the Web. Please
respond directly to John.
Thanks,
Dave
59 :{)
Burlington WI
John Seaman wrote:
> Maybe you can get some opinions from your Sprite friends.
>
> I am helping a friend, (Keary Kautzer - Sheboygan), fix a clutch problem with
>his 69 Sprite. The clutch disengagement kept getting worse, becoming
>ineffective. This fall, I tried bleeding the slave cylinder, but no
>improvement. I took out the slave piston, and emeried the bore smooth, put it
>back in and bled it, but no improvement. We put in new master and new slave
>cylinders, and bled the system several times. The slave rod has over an inch
>movement now, but the pedal still goes to the floor without releasing the
>clutch.
>
> Is it possible for the pressure plate springs to be weak or broken, and even
>with this fork movement, maybe the pressure plate still does not release the
>clutch disc?
>
> I am running out of ideas, and wonder if there is anything else to try or
>look for? I suspect the pressure plate is the problem. When the slave
>cylinder was replaced, the PO had welded a entension to the rod, so I suspect
>this has been going on for awhile.
>
> I think replacing the clutch pressure plate, disc, and TO bearing is the only
>option. Any thoughts? Thanks.
>
> John Seaman jcman22@charter.net
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