Hi Joe,
It appears in the workshop manual and in the parts book that they are
interchangable, and that the only differences are the rods vs the cable.
The cable-cars had a stop somewhere in the system so that the pedal
wouldn't go down too far. I forget where it is/was, though, yet wonder if
it might be preventing the pedal from moving far enough to give proper
clearance.
If there is excessive slack in all the forks and pins, and the pivot on
the sump, a lot of pedal movement will be consumed before the movement
gets to the clutch. 1/16" here and 1/8" there adds to about 1/2" easily.
I had about 5/8" slack in my TD, couldn't get a proper clutch
disengagment, and didn't know what was wrong until Schach's book
suggested the repair.
Let us know what you determine.
Bob #5547
'52 TD MkII
On Tue, 8 Jul 1997 20:28:29 -0400 (EDT) JHoltslag@aol.com writes:
>Dear Mg'ers,
> Since I have have completed my TD restoration, I' ve had problems
>adjusting
>the clutch linkage so the transmission fully disengages when the
>clutch pedal
>is depressed. The TD is an early TD which should have a clutch cable
>but the
>
>PO replaced the cable with the solid clutch rod found in later TDs.
>Are the
>clutch rod and the clutch cable interchangeable? Is the same clutch
>link
>used
>in both early and late TDs? I ask because it seems as if the PO used
>a "customized" (read "homemade") clutch link. It acts as if the
>"customized"
>clutch link isn't long enough to disengage the clutch. Any advice
>would be
>appreciated.... Joe Holtslag
>
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