You didn't accidently put the clutch disk on backwards did you? Don't
laugh, it's been done before -- by me anyway.
Jeff Church
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Weller <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, November 08, 1998 12:42 PM
Subject: Clutch problem - not disengaging
>Now its my turn to have this problem !
>Rebuilt engine / clutch / ribcase gearbox on 71 Sprite.
>New seals in master and clutch cylinders, properly bled but won't disengage
>clutch enough to get it into gear. Pedal feels OK, although perhaps a bit
>light.
>Any suggestions what I should check that dosn't invole removing engine and
>gearbox ?
>Oh -- one thing that may be relevant is that when I dismantled it it had a
>7/8" diameter slave cylinder. Couldn't get replacement seals for that and
>was told it was the wrong size for the car and year anyway, so I replaced
it
>with a 1" diameter one. Would that make sufficient difference? Calculater
>gives 0.601 sq ins for X-sectional area of small one and 0.785 sq ins for
>larger size. Anyone know what volume of fluid is shifted on a full stroke
of
>the master cylinder?
>
>Guy
>
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