Jack - Is it possible that the moon shaped plate that holds the slave
cylinder to the flange of the bell housing has been re-installed to thr rear
of the bell housing and this makes your slave cylinder out-put rod that
acutates the clutch cross shaft suddenly become "too long" ? This would
move the starting point for your throw out bearing forward and you would be
missing some of the travel you mention.
Don Elliott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
To: <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 7:24 AM
Subject: transmission answers
> Thanks to all who responded -- What a great bunch! Just yesterday I
> completed an engine rebuild. I was disappointed that on my trip through
the
> nearby countryside waking up the pigs and chickens and several old ladies,
> I still had the problem.
>
> I had this problem during several races prior to the latest teardown. At
> that time I replaced the pilot bearing, checked the throwout bearing when
I
> put in the new front trans seal, I have a safety bolt in the fork and
> dowels in the trans / engine joint. Consensus is that it's a dragging
> clutch or something on the main shaft. Makes sense. Here's what I'm going
> to do:
>
>
> 1. bleed clutch yet again
> 2. try bumping another gear first (Road America, next weekend)
> 3. replace master cylinder, which is now 7/8", with a 1" one. Getting
> enough throwout bearing travel has always been a problem on this car, and
> requires the pin to be in the top hole on the arm
> 4. At the next trans removal, just replace the clutch and disc for good
> measure. -- they are LUK parts that have served me well for six seasons.
> That may be telling me something.
> 5. At the same time, take the top off the trans and see if there's
anything
> visually awry, including possible synchro hangup
>
> Hope the thing lasts until the next teardown. Or as Ernie Husmann says
> "Don't use reverse".
>
> See how much work you guys have caused me?
>
> Thanks again
>
> uncle jack
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