[TR] Let me just say

[terryrs at comcast.net]

Let me ask the question a different way, then.

How much play for the clutch pedal to point of clutch engagement is too little?  Since I've adjusted the clutch I get about halfway up before the clutch engages, it goes into first gear easily, and because I have more play than recommended between the slave and the clutch lever, I'm sure of full clutch pad engagement.  

Not sure why this is bad.  Is there something more at stake than just preference?  


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Porter" <frogeye at porterscustom.com>
To: "Geo Hahn" <ahwahneetr at gmail.com>, terryrs at comcast.net
Cc: "Triumphs (triumphs at autox.team.net)" <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 8:32:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Let me just say

Hmm, play at the slave cylinder? There should be no free play here. The push rod should act on the clutch pretty much immediately. The purpose of the return spring is to keep the release bearing off the pressure plate actuation mating face and simultaneously  pushing the slave piston back to the bottom of it's bore. Most importantly, the clutch master must have adequate freely play to allow fluid to return into the masters reservoir.
 Sounds like there is an issue with the return spring and the bleeding technique used . Or as Geo mentions, something is adrift or flat broken or I'm not reading your problem correctly.
DaveP

On July 24, 2015, at 5:52 PM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 4:30 PM, <terryrs at comcast.net> wrote:


... immediately checked the play on the slave cylinder.  The half inch play I'd offered on last adjustment had disappeared...


 Are you saying you set it to a half-inch of free movement?


Anyway, sudden changes in the clutch behavior make me suspect a broken clutch fork pin.  What is the history of yours?


Geo