<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I jacked up the car this morning and observed the clutch linkage operation while actuating the pedal from underneath. Beyond the initial 1/2" or so of free play at the top of the pedal there was an additional bit of slop caused by the pedal's rotating on the transverse shaft, indicating wear in either the bolt that passes through the shaft or the hole--or both. I did not have time today to do more than tighten down the nut, which eliminated the excess slop and appears to temporarily eliminate the problem, though a permanent fix will come from getting a new bolt through the hole. More tomorrow....</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:39 PM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Assuming that you have checked the fluid level what you describe is not good news. <div dir="auto">If the fluid level is down then air in the system is a distinct possibility however, if there is no air in the system, then a problem with the clutch itself is the most likely cause.</div><div dir="auto">I presume that it grinds somewhat as you try to engage reverse which is not "syncronized" on the Toyota 5 speed as I recall.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun., Sep. 20, 2020, 10:14 p.m. jim via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Check "free play" ie slack before clutch begins to dis-engage ...too much and clutch plate/pressure plate is not pulling far enough away from the flywheel for the plate to fully "float"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 4:13:09 PM PDT, Michael Oritt via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="gmail-m_-4507342852361158958gmail-m_-8541370106954317677m_-2248543914399723148ydp73b182a1yiv7543425770"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Lately I haven been noticing that it takes an increased amount of effort to shift from gear to gear--up or down--no crunching, no grinding, just resistance. During a drive today I tested the disengagement of the clutch and with the car in first unless I have the pedal hard down against the floor there seems to be a slight but perceptible bit of engagement and the car will creep very slightly ahead on level ground. This suggests to me that the clutch pedal is not being all it can be and while I have not yet been under the car I am wondering if this is more likely to be a hydraulic issue (primary or secondary cylinder) or one involving the linkage--wear on clevis pin, egging out of holes, etc. </span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">What's the best way of diagnosing an issue such as this?</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">100 with Smitty's transmission and hydraulic clutch</span></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ab7vf@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ab7vf@yahoo.com</a><br><br></div>
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