Hi Paul,
I was wondering if you got any good replies to your question. I have been
thinking about it and would want to check runout on the flywheel friction
surface as the crank is rotated, and then check runout on the cover assembly.
What brand of clutch is it? Do you limit the travel of the release bearing?
Even in the worst case I can't imagine having locktite or a nylock nut come
loose.
John
Fogelsville, PA
--- On Sat, 1/29/11, Paul Baker <paulbaker53 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: Paul Baker <paulbaker53 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [Spridgets] Clutch Fork problem
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 3:07 PM
Last winter the work on my sprint car included replacing the complete clutch
(7.5" cover and plate), the flywheel for a steel lightened version, the
carbon
release bearing for a roller release bearing, the clutch fork, pivot
bush and
retaining bolt + nyloc and the spigot bearing. During the year the
clutch fork
retaining bolt came loose on three occasions, which is a pain as
its an engine
out job to correct the problem or not as the case may be. The
last time I
replaced the bolt and nyloc for a new version and added loctite
to the nyloc for
good measure - yet it still came loose!!
The clutch works
fine although there is a slight pulsing feeling on the pedal
when the engine
is on and gearbox in neutral.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Paul
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