Ditto on the clutch. My Bugeye won't hit 90-95 going down a 90% grade!!
Larry Miller
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From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
To: David Ramsey <dwramsey@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, July 26, 1998 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: 5-speed clutch
>David Ramsey wrote:
>>
>> I got my 5-speed in and it seems ok except for the clutch. When I push
it to the floor it makes loud crashing noises. It does work fine as long as
I only push the pedal half way down, can I fix this at the pedal? The
adjuster on the slave cylinder is almost all the way loose.
>> My second question is do any of you have buffeting of the
windscreen at around 90-95 mph. It really moves a lot when I pass those
big-rigs. I think with a little tail wind I might break a hundred.
>> Crash
>>
>Crash
>
>The over driven clutch (as it's been refered to) can be adjusted out.
>Play with the pedal adjustment and push rod adjustment.
>It takes some fiddling but I finally got it.
>
>As for windscreen buffeting @90+ MPH, learn to live with it!
>Life's a beach!
>
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>Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
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