[Healeys] High clutch

[Kees Oudesluijs]

A smaller bore for the slave cylinder or a bigger bore to the master 
cylinder or both would help, however the pedal pressure will increase. 
Some drag with a new pressure plate is not uncommon and will wear away 
after a few thousand miles.
Kees Oudesluijs

Op 14-8-2023 om 14:48 schreef Michael Oritt:
> My problem is just the opposite:  After having just replaced the 
> clutch and pressure plate in my 100 the clutch does not 
> _disengage_ until almost the extreme of clutch travel:  i.e. when my 
> foot is depressed to the floorboard.  Though my car's clutch was 
> originally mechanical I long ago replaced it with hydraulics after 
> installing a Smitty's Five Speed Toyota transmission conversion.  I 
> have checked the linkage for wear and do not see the usual egging out 
> of holes and the hydraulics seem okay.  Would changing the bore size 
> of either or both cylinders be a fix?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 10:35 PM Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net> wrote:
>
>     Assuming that there is no significant wear at the linkages and
>     hydraulic issues, my understanding is that "clutches wear upwards"
>     So, maybe the plate is worn after 58 years. To my mind mileage is
>     less important than traffic and start/stop time driving.
>     Find a hill and note if it slips at the top of pedal movement.
>     rg
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>     On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 5:05 PM Michael Salter
>     <michaelsalter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         Thinking more about your clutch issue. Your description of
>         symptoms has me confused.
>         Am I correct in assuming that what you are experiencing is
>         that the clutch starts to release (slip) after depressing the
>         clutch pedal only a small distance this being 1 - 2 inches
>         from its normal (undepressed) position?
>
>         M
>
>         On Sun., Aug. 13, 2023, 9:46 a.m. Don via Healeys,
>         <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>             My 65 BJ8 clutch catches after I depress the pedal about 1
>             to 2 inches from the rest position . I’ve replaced the
>             clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder. And I’ve
>             bled the system . There’s. No slipping of the clutch . Car
>             has 60,000 on it with I’m sure the original clutch. Is
>             there any way to make it catch more mid way when I depress
>             the pedal?  I know there are no threaded rods on either
>             the pedal box or at the transmission end . Maybe a
>             different length rod coming out of the slave cylinder?
>                    Thanks , Don
>
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