[Spridgets] Datsun 5 Speed Clutch

[Michael MacLean]

Adjusted.  Close, but not contacting the bolt stop.
Mike M

On Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 4:37 PM Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> How much play do you have between the pedal and pushrods?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 8, 2021, at 7:27 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
> We have decided that without pulling the engine and looking what's going
> on in the bell housing, we're done with the clutch for now.  Another
> problem now is with the brake pedal.  The whole purpose of this was to
> switch to disc brakes from the original drums.  I swapped the old master
> with a 7/8" bore to a new AP Lockheed master with dual 3/4" bores as per
> disc brake 1098/1275 Spridgets up to 1967.  I used the old 7/8" brake
> pushrod that was 4 - 1/8" long and cut it down to 3- 11/16" in length.  The
> clutch pushrod was already cut down for the 3/4" sleeve in the original
> master to accommodate the Datsun clutch.  After bleeding the brakes and
> clutch, the clutch is just as it was with the old master cylinder, but the
> brake pedal goes half way to the floor before becoming solid.  Brakes work
> OK, but the excessive travel in the pedal is a mystery.  If there was air
> in the system, you could pump it up to have the pedal at the top, but
> pumping the brake pedal makes no difference.  No air in the system, so what
> could it be?
> Mike M
>
> On Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 10:16 AM Jeff Kelly <jeffsbugeye at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Michael et all,
>>
>> I have a Rivergate kit.  When I installed I used the modified Datsun
>> clutch disk , spridget 1275 flywheel and the billet slave cylinder they
>> supplied.  I think it is a 7/8" slave. My master is a3/4" bore. Went to
>> 3/4" when I converted to front disc brakes. The clutch system did not
>> work out too well.  I burned up 2 disks before I sent my flywheel to
>> Gerard and had it drilled for the Datsun clutch plate and disk.  Works
>> better, but still needs some adjusting.  To completely disengage, my
>> pedal is all the way to the floor.  I wonder if a 7/8" master would work
>> better.  Long range I plan to install seperate brake and clutch masters
>> and us a 7/8" for the clutch.
>>
>> Jeff Kelly
>>
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