> The new clutch is a "magic clutch" kit from The Roadster Factory.
Are you talking about RFK1109 ? My book says it doesn't fit TR4A ...
> The new clutch seems to disengage when the clutch pedal is depressed about
> half way. But it never fully disengages. There is always some residual
> pressure on the transmission that prevents me from shifting into
> first gear or
> reverse, while at a dead stop.
Did you replace the pilot bearing ? Have a hard time getting the trans
lined up with the clutch and flywheel when reinstalling ? Are the locating
pins still in place ?
As you can probably tell, my thought is that the pilot bearing is dragging,
for whatever reason.
> One thought I have is that the collar on the new driven disk (where the
> splined bit is located) is thicker than the old one, and the
> transmission is
> somehow forcing the driven plate up against the flywheel even when the
> pressure plate is released. I measured the collar on the old
> driven plate.
> It is about 2 1/8th inches thick.
That doesn't seem right to me, but I don't have a stock 4A clutch handy to
check.
Randall
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