May be. The gearbox and 1275 engine that were in the car when I bought it
were the originals, according to the BMIHT certificate. The pushrod that
was in the slave cylinder when I bought the car had the extension welded
on. It was not a neat weld, but rather rough and had been ground down. I
have since seen another pushrod that looked like it had been welded by the
same person. I installed a new clutch and release bearing, a new
"correct" pushrod, and a rebuilt gearbox that was identical to my original.
The "correct" pushrod won't work, and the extended one will. I would
think the clearances had been restored to close to new, so why won't a new
"correct" pushrod work?
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@msn.com>
> To: Steve Byers <byers@cconnect.net>; SPRIDGETS@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Re: Midget clutch slave cylinder
> Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 11:18 AM
>
> Been there, done that. When using a smooth case tranny with a 1275 (948
> slave cylinder) I had to make a longer rod to get the clutch to work.
When I
> switched back to the smooth case and the 948 a rod of the correct
original
> length would no longer work (I still had the original rod). Had to use
the
> longer one with that combination also. This was the first question I
posed
> to the Healey list. Never got a good answer. I suspect it has to do with
the
> clearance between the pressure plate and the release bearing rather than
the
> cylinders in use.
>
>
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