I had a similar problem but I believe that it was the opposite end - the
pin from the clutch slave pushrod to the release arm - the opposite end of
the clutch arm if I read you correctly. Pain in the butt to replace as
involved removing the tranny. The second time it happened in the middle of
nowhere I just added a spacer in the line of the clutch pushrod and it
worked. It actually continued to work just fine for a few years after that
until the car met an untimely demise. I don't know that this applies in
your case because I'm not sure what the clutch arm would bear against in
the absence of the pin. Might be worth a crack though.
I think if I have to were to have the transmission out again I'd add
retaining clips or pins to prevent the main pins from falling out. They
seem to wear the holes into an oval and then drop out at some point, as you
found.
Good luck.
Mark Sinclair
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:01:59 -0800
From: "Kirk Crawford" <kirkbcrawford@kirkanddonna.com>
Subject: Pin Dropped Out, Help Requested
Hello,
I have a 1968 Mk III with a 1974 OD Tranny in it. Recently the clutch
release
arm pin fell out of the car. This pin is on the right hand end of the
clutch
release arm. The pin is just pressed in through holes in the bell housing.
I am
looking for ideas to enable me to reinstall the pin without taking the
transmission/engine out of the car. Right now the arm is no longer lined
up
with the hole and the clutch only engages about half the distance it used
to. I
was thinking of removing the starter to see if I can get a wrench on the
other
end of the release fork and move it back in place and then jam the pin in.
Does
anyone else have an idea?
Thanks,
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Kirk Crawford AIM:KirkBCraw
mailto:kirk@kirkanddonna.com
http://www.kirkanddonna.com/kirk/spitfire/
1968 Triumph Spitfire Mk3
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