[Spridgets] Rivergate clutch issues

[Greg Gowins]

Hello all,

I've been having a heck of a time getting gremlins worked out of my clutch
hydraulics with my Rivergate 5 speed.   The clutch never seems to
engage, and all I get is grinding when trying to get into gear.   When I
press the clutch pedal in, the pushrod at the slave doesn't start to move
until the pedal is about halfway down.  I took the slave cylinder off the
transmission, and I can see the piston moving inside when I press the
clutch.  I attempted to see if there was an air pocket in the slave by
pressing in the clutch, then trying to press the pushrod in to see if
anything bubbled back up, but it was solid.   I remounted the slave, and
tried adjusting the pushrod, but if I make it too long, it doesn't move at
all when the pedal is pushed in.  When I shorten it, I get pushrod
movement, and I can't move the fork anymore by hand when the clutch is
depressed.

I'm not sure what else at this point to check. It seems to me that the
pushrod should be moving sooner in the pedal travel than it is.  When Mark
and Jack came out to help me last year, they discovered a few things that I
had done wrong when I originally installed the conversion kit.  We got
those resolved, and re-measured, and things appeared to be in tolerance.
 Any hints or ideas of other things to check are greatly appreciated.

Greg Gowins
'69 Sprite
Driftwood, TX
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