Maybe some of you have encountered this problem and have a good suggestion
for a solution.
The headers on my Tiger run within about two inches of the clutch slave.
Obviously, wtih a great deal of heat coming off of the headers, the fluid
(new Castrol stuff....supposed to be better heat rated than DOT 5) becomes
more "compressable" as I drive and the clutch does not disengage quite as
well as when cold. Not a real problem in gears 1-4 on the toploader, but
do get a gear grind trying to go into reverse. Re-building the slave
helped somewhat, but I still have the probelm.
Does anyone have any recomendations?? I have thought of putting
header-wrap on the portion of the header that passes by the slave, but have
been counseled away from that idea by a header shop who said it would cause
premature failure of the headers. Thought of fabbing a heat shield that
could be attached via the slave mounting bolts....but thought I had better
get the advice of those more knowledgeable than myslef prior to tearing
into it. (Remember the water temp gauge that read high by 20+ degrees??
you get the picture.)
Appreicate any and all advice.
Regards,
Allan
B9472373
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