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 __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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