<div dir="ltr">30 million miles is decent wear for an MG clutch, I'd say..... ;-)<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 10:18 PM Robert's New iPad via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@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 dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"> I have recently removed the engine to answer the question of friction plate binding. It was.</div><div dir="ltr"> That same rusty powder that appears around dry door hinges in a hose was present on the area around the plate’s splines. Pushing and pulling by hand, the plate would not slide smoothly on its splines. It had been installed ten years and 30M miles ago.</div><div dir="ltr"> I checked the bushing on throw-out lever, the pivot bolt also, which were fine. The throw-out bearing measured a couple of thousands _thicker_ than a new one, so I used the old again, but bought a new AP friction plate even though the old appeared, aside from the rust powder, almost unworn. </div><div dir="ltr"> Difficult shifting is now history.</div><div dir="ltr">Bob</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> </div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 28, 2019, at 3:43 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<div><font size="2">Unlike physical wear at the pedal linkage, similar wear at the
slave end has no effect on clutch operation, the hydraulic system is
designed to take account of all wear at the clutch end. Remember the
graphite release bearing is going to wear down by a 1/4" or so over the life of
the clutch, and given the unequal lengths of the release arm that is going to be
getting on for an inch at the slave cylinder. The piston simply moves out
to take it up, and more fluid back-fills from the reservoir.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">If it's dragging exactly the same as before, and you have
about 1/2" of travel of the slave push-rod, then something is binding at
the clutch. Either the friction plate is very stiff on its splines, or the
end of the first-motion shaft is dragging badly in the pilot bearing.
Could also be the release bearing breaking up and not pushing evenly on the
cover plate. Time to pull the engine - much easier than pulling both
- on an MGB at least.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">PaulH.</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Replaced the clutch hose and the slave. Still not
shifting.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When you push in the clutch, the lever arm on the trans
moves a decent amount. I didn’t measure it, but its probably ½” to ¾”,
something like that.
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