[Spridgets] Likely Pilot Bushing problem + cam question

[Steven Guterman]

Kevin,

No clutch burning smell or vibration. Currently no squealing sound, but
every now and then I did get a squealing sound when I depressed the clutch
and put it in gear.

The fork had no play at the hinge joint when it was assembled.  Any idea how
much movement I should getting at the slave? When my wife was pushing the
clutch pedal the clutch rod looked like it moved immediately.

Steve


On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Kevin Valentine <kevinv1275 at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> On Jun 17, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Steven Guterman wrote:
>
>  Kevin
>>
>> The car drove OK for about 30 miles.  I then could not get it into any
>> gear after a stop sign. I was able to start it in 1st gear and by shifting
>> carefully got it home.  It is more of a creeping, I can still definitely
>> feel a difference when I lift the clutch and it engages.
>>
>
> Is it making any noise when you have the clutch pedal pushed in?  Any
> squealing? Any vibration?  Do you smell the clutch burning?
>
> Usually the pilot bushing will not keep the car moving when the clutch is
> depressed.  I'd lean more towards insufficient movement of the throw-out
> bearing.  That can be caused by air in the system, a bad master or slave
> cylinder, a bent clutch fork, a short or worn push rod at the master or the
> slave,  or  worn parts in the connections of the push rods. (to name a few).
>
> Kevin V.
> Tuscarora, Pa