I picked up an extra 2 (TWO) inches of foot room by eliminating that pesky
release arm. I moved the sheet metal over where that 'contraption' had
intruded. Now sit in your Tiger, put your feet on the gas and imagine how
much more happy you would be with two more inches.
Curtis
Its not stock, just ask me
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> Hello all,
>
> Those of you with loooong memories, might recall that the clutch slave
> cylinder over extended one evening about 1.5 years ago. It dumped all the
> fluid on the ground and left me stranded.
>
> Well, I figured out the root cause this week.
>
> When I pulled the transmission out of the bell housing, the release arm fell
> into the bottom of the bell housing.
>
> The sheet metal L shaped pivot bracket was fractured into to pieces. There
> were signs that the release arm had been using the Al housing as the fulcrum
> for pivoting.
>
> A year and a half ago, the bracket fractured and this allowed the entire
> release arm to move rearward about 1/4 inch at the pivot.
> Taking up that play explains why I had a couple of pedal pumps with very low
> resistance and then all the fluid ran out.
>
> It feels good to know why it failed. Now I have no qualms about sticking
> with the stock system for good. No hydraulic throwout bearings for me!
>
> Erich
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