The purple 1600 I recently acquired is now running fairly well, but it would
not shift well because of clutch problems. After adjusting the clutch so
there was some free play in the pedal and then you could not put the car
into reverse without stopping the engine. I was getting ready to separate
the engine from the tranny and replace the clutch when I remembered a thread
on the list some time ago.
Some time back there was a thread about clutch problems that were caused by
wear in the connection between the clutch pedal and the U fitting that
connects the master cylinder piston to the clutch pedal. I took a look
before I drug out the engine hoist and unbolted the tranny to lift the
engine out, which I think you can do with an L16 engine/tranny combo. It
turns out that the free play I had in the pedal was all movement around the
pin connecting the master cylinder to the clutch pedal. Closer inspection
found that it was holes in the MC adapter that were very worn. I had
another MC with the U adapter on the shelf, so I removed the two U adapters
and replaced the well worn one with one that is much less worn, but not
perfect. After changing the U adapter there was far less free play in the
clutch pedal.
Now I can shift the car without any problems, and I did not have remove the
engine. I still have some movement around the connecting pin, and it does
not seem to be in the clutch pedal hole, so there is more improvement to
come. My parts car MC connector is not in any better condition than the
spare I installed, so that option is out, but I think if I get some brass
rod I can make bushings and drill out the out of round holes for the
bushings in the MC adapter with my limited machine tools and correct the
problem that way.
While I was figuring out how I was going to get my poor back under the dash
with the seats installed, and working up the nerve to do it, I used my air
sander to sand off paint that had separated from the trunk lid and cracked.
This car has several layers of color changes, or else it has what was once a
very expensive paint job. Feathering the paint shows silver metallic over a
thin coating of bondo, and then clear purple over the silver metallic. In
all a very nice looking paint job that still looks very nice in most places.
It is too bad the bondo is separating from the sheet metal in a few places.
Tom
69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
68 1600/L16 - Barney
Portland
http://www.datsun2000.com
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