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Simon--
I cut the head off one bolt to make it easier to R&R the secondary
cylinder. I also fashioned a small door in the extension panel to give
access to the bleed nipple from inside rather than only under the car.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 4:23 PM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> You=E2=80=99ll recall the Overdrive saga. Have decided not to commission =
a TV
> mini-series per someone=E2=80=99s advice.
>
> 1) The overdrive is in and works very well. I haven=E2=80=99t tested the =
pressure
> yet =E2=80=93 I will =E2=80=93 but it clicks in and out very briskly.
>
> 2) The new clutch kit is in. Hard to get the old bits off until I borrowe=
d
> that magic tool. Used the black nylon(?) tool from AHSpares as so much
> handier than the spare original shaft.
>
> 3) Putting the gearbox back in was pretty tedious. It would go in all the
> way except for the last 3 or 4 inches. Took it out again and checked the
> alignment was 100% which it was. Put it back in, pushed, shoved and curse=
d.
> In the end we wound it on with long threaded bolts. I don=E2=80=99t want =
to put in
> another clutch. Ever.
>
> 4) Now, finally, the QUESTIONS:-
>
> Initially, getting the car into any gear was very graunchy and really the
> car would have been undriveable. Pedal pressure felt the same as before b=
ut
> nothing was happening except expensive noise.
>
> Although there was no evidence of a loss of fluid =E2=80=93 why would the=
re be? =E2=80=93
> I bled the clutch. I have fitted the extension tube so it wasn=E2=80=99t =
tricky.
> That did make a difference but not to the way it was previously.
>
> So (1) Is it normal for clutches to be difficult at first? A sort of
> =E2=80=9Cbreaking-in=E2=80=9D period??
>
> (2) I=E2=80=99ll bleed it again but am drawn to getting a longer push rod=
for the
> slave cylinder. Does that make sense? I do have to push the pedal down
> pretty far. Comments?
>
> (3) Slightly off topic=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6digging around in my files, I saw=
a suggestion to
> cut the head off the top bolt that locates the slave cylinder. Then to
> Loctite in permanently for use as a dowel peg. ie that bolt is a bit of a
> PITA and one bolt would suffice. Wouldn=E2=80=99t it??
>
> All advice would be very welcome,
>
> Simon
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Simon=
--</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div=
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">I cut the head off one bol=
t to make it easier to R&R the secondary cylinder. I also fashioned a s=
mall door in the=C2=A0extension=C2=A0panel to give access to the bleed nipp=
le from inside rather than only under the car.</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 4:23 PM=
Simon Lachlan via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>he=
aleys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-GB"><div class=3D"gmail-m_9145404130837=
437657WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">You=E2=80=99ll recall the Overdr=
ive saga. Have decided not to commission=C2=A0 a TV mini-series per someone=
=E2=80=99s advice.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">1) The overdrive=
is in and works very well. I haven=E2=80=99t tested the pressure yet =E2=
=80=93 I will =E2=80=93 but it clicks in and out very briskly.<u></u><u></u=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">2) The new clutch kit is in. Hard to get the ol=
d bits off until I borrowed that magic tool. Used the black nylon(?) tool f=
rom AHSpares as so much handier than the spare original shaft. <u></u><u></=
u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">3) Putting the gearbox back in was pretty tedi=
ous. It would go in all the way except for the last 3 or 4 inches. Took it =
out again and checked the alignment was 100% which it was. Put it back in, =
pushed, shoved and cursed. In the end we wound it on with long threaded bol=
ts. I don=E2=80=99t want to put in another clutch. Ever.<u></u><u></u></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal">4) Now, finally, the QUESTIONS:-<u></u><u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Initially, getting the car into any gear was very graun=
chy and really the car would have been undriveable. Pedal pressure felt the=
same as before but nothing was happening except expensive noise. <u></u><u=
></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Although there was no evidence of a loss of=
fluid =E2=80=93 why would there be? =E2=80=93 I bled the clutch. I have fi=
tted the extension tube so it wasn=E2=80=99t tricky. That did make a differ=
ence but not to the way it was previously.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">So (1) Is it normal for clutches to be difficult at first? A sort o=
f =E2=80=9Cbreaking-in=E2=80=9D period??<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">(2) I=E2=80=99ll bleed it again but am drawn to getting a longer push=
rod for the slave cylinder. Does that make sense? I do have to push the pe=
dal down pretty far. Comments?<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">(3) =
Slightly off topic=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6digging around in my files, I saw a sug=
gestion to cut the head off the top bolt that locates the slave cylinder. T=
hen to Loctite in permanently for use as a dowel peg. ie that bolt is a bit=
of a PITA and one bolt would suffice. Wouldn=E2=80=99t it?? <u></u><u></u>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">All advice would be very welcome,<u></u><u></u><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u>=
</u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div>__________________________________________=
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