09-07-2013, 02:11 AM | #21 |
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Re: Clutch Slip
Thanks Henry - diagram helps a lot - I am going to replace that bolt with a pin this weekend.
I do have a better understanding of how it all goes together now, and on a short ( 5 mile) drive it was not slipping, it does appear that the weight of the clutch pedal was pushing the release bearing inwards to make contact, I was thinking that maybe I was also making it worse possibly by riding the clutch a bit as well - this V8 is in a 28 coupe and there is not a lot of room for my size 13s in there !! - and driving this car is a bit of a new experience for me ( usually laying underneath it with parts spread all around trying to work out what the hell I am doing ) so as a consequence I find myself having a lot to do when driving it. For a start it is a Left Hand Drive Stick but the gears are in the wrong position! and I am in the Uk ( Good fun - but a bit challenging) I am listening out for mechanical noises constantly and to be fair I don't have a lot of success on getting back home under my own steam so far. I appreciate everyones help as allways - Thankyou Guys. Bob |
09-07-2013, 07:08 AM | #22 |
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"Left hand drive stick but the gears are in the wrong position"
Bob, that's how we feel driving there.... wrong side of the car, gears in the wrong position and on the wrong side of the road . On several trips to the UK we rented large motorhomes. Now that got really scary on those one lane country roads! How are the water pumps doing?
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09-07-2013, 09:49 AM | #24 |
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V8Coopman, fair enough. My experience is general rather than flathead v8 specific. I'm here to learn, to help, and to have the odd laugh. Thanks for the comment in the other thread. Cheers.
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09-07-2013, 10:03 AM | #25 |
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I also do not understand how the free play adjustment has any effect on the amount of clutch engagement, but I am open to learning something new. The clevis rod, I thought, was adjusted to set the clutch pedal level with the brake pedal. As the clutch disc wears, you take up the additional travel with the threaded rod. I can see how if adjusted too short, it would not permit complete disengagement when depressed, resulting in gear grinding when shifting. But when the clutch release lever is in its rear most position, the clutch disc/pp should be fully clamped, unless they are completely worn or have picked up some fluid.
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09-07-2013, 12:51 PM | #26 |
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09-07-2013, 01:42 PM | #27 | |
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Sitting on the left is not too bad for me I have had a lot of 'left hookers' but most have been auto trans as is my 55 Chevy - so it is the gear changing using my right hand that is a bit odd to me ---- getting used to it now and I have stopped trying to pull away forwards by selecting reverse !! Bob |
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