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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Well I’m surprised that there weren’t more people wondering what my problem was. Gary was the only one curious enough with some guesses. The problem was the seal inside the clutch master cylinder, the one that covers the recuperation hole in the very end of the cylinder bore (#4 in the blow up of the clutch cylinder exploded view in the green manual). Somehow it had failed as you can see in the photograph. The question is how and why did it fail, I have some ideas, but won’t go into them now, but I think it had to do with the machining at the factory that caused it. I think I have solved the problem, but we will see. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>By the way the reason the clutch peddle went to the floor is because the fluid was going back up into the reservoir.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jerry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That is a toothpick holding it open. The company has sent me new seals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=677 height=508 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D77988.77216770"></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 03, 2021 6:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Clutch issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 7/3/2021 4:33 PM, Jerry Christopherson via Tigers wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><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 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></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 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></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 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>at times </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></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!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jerry Christopherson</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9473187</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TAC Insp. #58 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/garywinblad@comcast.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/garywinblad@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>