Re: Clutch adjustment
Barber, I know you've stated a couple of times the free play..... I would try and lessen the free play a little and see if that helps. You don't want the throwout turning when the clutch is released.... I suspect it is really the adjustment on the pressure plate fingers that are the culprit. When you replaced the clutch disk that factor changed as well. I've adjusted the fingers in the car before.....Not as precision as out with it in front of you.
If that doesn't do it here's my suggestion for trying it in the car. Otherwise I'd pull the rear and transmission to do it in the car.
With trans in car:
Inspection cover removed
You will need to used a small steel rule and another thin rule of sort to see what the distance is between the top of the clutch cover and the top of the contact area of the a finger. I would look for 5/8 on any one of the fingers. If you have that, mark that one with a permanent marker. If none of the fingers are close to that get them there by adjustment of the nut ( 1/2 wrench) and holding the screw and trying to adjust in to get your correct finger gap.
Caution: if the nuts are staked tightly you mar want to take a small screw driver and hammer and unstake them a little. The last thing you want it to break a 1/2 of the adjustment stud. Not trying to scare you but it can happen. When you're all done you can put a dab of thread locker on the outside ( it will creep a little and better than nothing) and also try to lightly restake. It's hard to do in the car.
once you have the finger depth at one near 5/8, undo the clutch arm and let it fully rest back on the trans hub. Using the finger vertically aligned at the top, find a socket that will fit perfectly ( outside diameter of the socket on it's side as a gap gauge. The is just your temporary gap gauge.
important note**** tie a long string through the socket so you can slip into place and pull up when done. You can use a feeler gauge to check your clearance between socket and finger. I know this is a tight two handed process but it is worth a shot.
Adjust all other fingers to match. rotate engine so that each respective finger is at the top to check and adjust. Mark those done with a permenant marker. Be patient, keep a string on the socket and around your wrist or anchored somewhere ( like gas pedal) It's worth a shot before pulling rear end and trans to reset .
This works... as I have done this several times of the years. It is exactly why when installing an engine, new clutch, etc, I make sure all fingers are set. It is much easier out of the car than in.
Don't forget to reset your clutch free play.
One more parting note. Don't drop the socket and string!!! or you have to go fishing...
Best of luck,
Larry Shepard
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