[Spits] got the clutch working!

[Jim Muller]

Got my Spitfre 1500 clutch working again!  Dropped a 7/16"x4" grade 8 
bolt into the hole, ran a new Nyloc nut up the threads, took it for a 
short spin.  Now the clutch feels just like it did when I first put 
that gearbox in.  Which is to say, it engages way down near the 
bottom of the pedal travel but otherwise feels normal.  I suspect it 
probably didn't need to be a grade 8 bolt, but what the heck.  I did 
put a washer under the bolt head because the concavity of the bell 
housing there didn't provide a good contact surface.  Nor was there a 
good surface under the bottom either.  But the bolt doesn't need to 
be snugged anyway, so unless the Nyloc nut falls off and then the 
bolt manages to work its way upward, it should be fixed!

Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com



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