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Re: Clutch problem - not disengaging

To: Guy Weller <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Clutch problem - not disengaging
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:54:37 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
In-reply-to: <000001be0b54$2c385400$b733883e@default>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Guy,
you have reduced your clutch travel by 30% while requiring 30% less force
to push the clutch.
Do you still have the old slave cylinder?  Try it befor you pull the
engine.
Ulix


On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Guy Weller wrote:

> 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
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
                                                           '67 Sprite


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