List:
With relation to the heading for this message, I have none - free play in the
clutch, that is. I have just put in a new slave cylinder and, in installing,
followed the guidlines of my Ken Ball Autobook. I also have Haynes which says
essentially the same thing. But I noticed when I was putting the pushrod in
that Ball said to "take up the clearance between the pushrod and the cupped
end of the piston". I had the impression this meant it would sit flush but
without any pressure on the piston. However, in order to even have room for
the clevis pin to go in, I had to unscrew the rod to an extent that the
mechanism inside the slave cylinder is compressed perhaps - oh, halfway. Now,
when we step on the clutch, it is more like a good set of brakes. Nice and
firm. Goes down maybe a couple of inches and stops firm. No play.
Now, keep in mind that the car has sat - unshifted - for eight years or so.
Could the throwout bearing - or other components - be rusted in place or
otherwise frozen? Does it sound like the problem is in the lever area? Where
might the problem be?
Also keep in mind that everything I know about clutches, I've learned in the
past few weeks from Haynes, Ball, and, of course, the list.
Oh, and I'd been meaning to ask about this, anyway. There are no grease
nipples where the books say they are on the end(s) of the shaft. Is that
right?
TIA
Jim
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