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Did you break the clutch arm "axle" "pivot" whatever you call it.<br>
I did that once, my clutch arm actually fell out in the driveway.<br>
Gary<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/3/2021 4:33 PM, Jerry
Christopherson via Tigers wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">OK
all you “gearheads”, let’s see who can figure this one out.
As some of you know I recently went completely through my
engine (boiled block rebalance, new bearings and rings
etc,etc.). I put in a new clutch 10.5” (Ram #88794HD) far
more <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">clutch
than I need for a street car, It’s good for 450 ft. lbs. of
torque. My car is in the upper 300lbs of torque. The clutch
requires more movement than the stock master cylinder is
capable of so I bought a new master cylinder with larger
bore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(.700
stock is .625) as suggested by some of you. That master
worked ok, but required a FULL depression of the clutch
peddle to the floor (I like midway release). My adjustment
is as far as I dare to keep the throw-out bearing from
staying in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
contact with the clutch fingers. So I got about 80 miles of
driving since the overhaul (and getting a very strong left
leg) and the clutch started to not release, it would take
several “pumps” to get it in gear, also to make a shift. At
times the clutch <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">peddle
would go to the floor with absolutely NO resistance what so
ever. I had about 2 miles to get the car home. That was a
real thrill, at times I had to use the starter while in
first gear to leave a light or stop sign. Anyway this
having no peddle <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">at
times <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">then
having some peddle finally got me home. At home I checked
the clutch fluid level thinking I had lost all fluid (kind
of what it felt like) but the level was still FULL!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I
found the problem, let see if any one of you can guess what
I found to be the problem. You won’t believe it! I’ll tell
the story after some of your guesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jerry
Christopherson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">9473187<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">TAC
Insp. #58 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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