Ron,
According to an excellent article by Carl Cederstrand a couple of years ago,
he points out that the clutch adjustment link should be extended by about
5/8". Carl is a guru in the Vintage MG Club of Southern California.
A subsequent letter by Bill Link of the California MG T-Register points out
an easy way to elongate:
1) Saw off about two inches from one end of the adjustment tube.
2) Stick a piece of rod into the tube positioning the cut ends about 5/8"
apart and weld the rod to the tube ends.
3) Keep the two clevises at the end of the link in the same plane.
Ben
54 TF 1500
----- Original Message -----
From: Ronald Olds <tr6@pipeline.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 12:06 PM
Subject: TD Clutch Linkage
> I thought i was going to be doing something simple on the car today but as
> usual things haven't turned out as planned.
>
> I'm connecting the clutch linkage and have a couple of questions. I have
> welded up the holes in the clutch link and the lever and redrilled back to
> the proper size. I have purchased a new clutch rod because the old one had
> been mangled and repaired several times. With all of the rods connected
the
> lever (on the oil pan) points to the 6:00 position. According to Horst
> Schach's manual it should be pointing to the 8:00 position to be most
> effective. I don't believe I'm getting full travel of the pedal. It looks
> like the clutch link is too short. Mine measures 14 inches between the
> center of the clevis pin holes. It looks like it should be about 3/8"
> longer. Can someone possible measure their and let me know the proper
> length? Also where does the spring attach to the lever?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.
> Ron Olds
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