Bill,
Gerard was the one that correctly diagnosed the rpm drop/clutch problem. I
had recently rebuilt the master cylinder due to a leak because of a cheap rubber
kit. When I reassembled the master cylinder in the mounting tray I apparently
adjusted the throw of the rod into the MC incorrectly. After backing off on the
adjustment stop bolt and nuts, very little rpm drop. MUST be 5/32nds free play
at the pedal before the pushrod begins to move into the MC. I actually found I
had to put a little more free play to eliminate the rpm drop. Clutch still
works
fine.
Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
BILL wrote:
> I started tearing into more of the 62 Sprite. I pulled the rear wheels to
> adjust the shoes (handbrake doesn't work) and decided to pull the drums to
> take a peek. I found what Paul A. suspected when he drove the car. The right
> rear shoes are oil soaked. Now instead of adjusting the brakes I'm
> replacing/renewing seals and brake shoes. Should I replace bearings as well?
> While I'm in there I'm going to replace the handbrake cable too. I also
> noticed the radius arm bushings are a bit worn (translation: they're not
> falling out). I have the arms off HRBYTOY so I may put new bushings in them
> and just do a swap.
>
> By the way, I bolted the 45DCOE back on and adjusted the timing (with a
> light this time!) and put back to stock and it runs pretty decent. I had
> retarded it by sound and it was WAY retarded. It's still a real pig when
> cold but once it warms up it goes like h**l!
>
> I also noticed that I'm having the same problem with my clutch that somebody
> (Mike M.?) had. When I push in the pedal the rpms' drop slightly, not so
> much that it dies or anything just a noticeable drop. What was the
> fix/diagnosis?
>
>
> Herby
> 64 MK II Sprite - HRBYTOY (under construction/de-construction)
> 62 MK II Sprite - HRBYTOY2? (My new driver)
> billh@aaai.com
> www.herbytoys.com
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