Hi Paul,
The master, slave, flex hose and the clevis pin at the master are new. The
pushrod at the bottom was straight and the hole for the
pin had not ovalled, nor was the pin unduly worn.
Viewed from underneath, the lower pushrod starts moving as soon as the pedal is
pushed, so their doesn't seem to be any lost motion.
All of that said, there is undoubtedly a bit of air in the system, but I don't
think there is enough to so radically change the
engagement point.
I'll investigate further in a few days!
Roger Los
~ -----Original Message-----
~ From: Telewest (PH) [mailto:paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk]
~ Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:05 AM
~ To: Roger Los; mgs@autox.team.net
~ Subject: Re: '74 GT
~
~
~ The clutch is fully self-adjusting for wear in the release
~ bearing or friction plate. Extreme wear can cause the slave
~ piston to be pushed right out of the cylinder before you
~ notice it at the pedal. A low pedal is usually caused by
~ wear in the master push-rod, clevis pin and pedal lever
~ itself or air in the hydraulics.
~
~ PaulH.
~
~ ----- Original Message -----
~ From: "Roger Los" <roger@los.com>
~ To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
~ Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:28 AM
~ Subject: '74 GT
~
~
~ > The clutch engages at the very bottom of its travel, so I suspect
~ > either
~ the throwout bearing is near the end of its life or the
~ > clutch plate is. It doesn't slip, so its probably the former. I'll
~ > just be
~ careful, as I don't have any great desire to take the
~ > engine out at the moment.
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