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Re: Another LBC back on the road

To: british-cars@Alliant.COM
Subject: Re: Another LBC back on the road
From: Eric Dashman <mit-eddie!rti.rti.org!dashman@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 15 May 90 08:16:34 -0400
Randell writes:

        "Question: My clutch _barely_ disengages.  The pushrod is attached to
the middle hole in the fork lever.  I tired the outer hole (to reduce pedal
effect) but it wouldn't disengage fully there.  I haven't tried the topmost
hole yet.  Note that the previous owner installed a new clutch soon before
I bought it (supposedly) and appears to have put in a new clutch master cyl.
For the time being, i'm getting good at rev-matched downshifts. :-)  Any
ideas?  Should I bleed it, try the upper hole, something else?"


When I was still in the wrenching business for a livelihood, I had the
occasion to replace a TR-6 transmission for a customer.  When I got all
done, the clutch would barely disengage.  It turns out that the end of the
shaft from the clutch slave had been worn down over the years, although it
_looked_ okay.  It was just shorter than it started life by about 3/8".  I
had someone with an oxy-acetylene setup braze some metal onto the end of the
shaft.  Voila.  The clutch worked fine thereafter.  

Don't know if that's your problem, but maybe.....

Eric Dashman


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