[Healeys] clutch - Need Help please

Chris Dimmock austin.healey at gmail.com
Sun Jul 18 09:16:22 MDT 2010


On 18/07/2010, at 6:13 PM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> Did you check you had the right bearing?
>
> Did you soak the spigot bush in engine oil for 48 hours before you  
> installed it?
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>
>> Date: 12 July 2010 5:08:22 PM AEST
>> To: PG <britishcars at shaw.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Clutch - stupid mistake??
>>
>
>> Hi Paul, there are 2 different 6 cyl thrusts. Bj8 is different to  
>> earlier 6 cyl. I also notice DW has 2 different part numbers
>> Have you got the right one for a bj8??
>> Has it got the same distance from centre of pivot shaft to face of  
>> brg as the old one??
>> Chris

> On 18/07/2010, at 12:48 PM, "PG" <britishcars at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> A week or two ago I mentioned that I had replaced my throw-out  
>> bearing with
>> a DW roller bearing.   At that time, I also replaced my clutch  
>> slave and
>> spigot Bearing.I did nothing else.
>>
>> After reinstalling the transmission, I could not change gears.  for  
>> some
>> reason, the input shaft would not stop spinning.   Some advice  
>> received from
>> the list was as follows
>> 1)       The clutch disk in backwards..I pulled the transmission and
>> checked..it was ok;
>> 2)      The clutch pedal rod or slave rod were too short...adjusted  
>> and are ok...3)      Input shaft dragging on the new spigot bearing  
>> and as such, when clutch is depressed, the input shaft keeps  
>> spinning.I pulled the transmission again today and checked  
>> everything...clutch is
>> fine, rods are fine...spigot bearing.not sure. I honed out the  
>> spigot bearing and reinstalled the transmission...   Same
>> problem...(now I'm really frustrated, pissed off, ready to drive  
>> the car
>> into a lake..except I can't drive it!)
>>
>> Symptoms:
>> 1)       If I start the car in gear  with the clutch depressed,   
>> the car
>> will not move and behaves properly
>>
>> 2)      However, I still can't change gears with the car running  
>> and the
>> clutch depressed.   I can force it into gear with some grinding but..
>>
>> 3)      With the driveshaft off, I started the car in 4th gear and  
>> the
>> clutch depressed.   The flange turns quickly and when I try to stop  
>> it with
>> a gloved hand it is difficult..however, when I do manage to stop  
>> it, I can
>> hold it easily.
>> Hypothosis Conclusion:
>> 1)      The input shaft continues to rub on the spigot  
>> bearing..just enough to turn the input shaft (even with clutch  
>> depressed)


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