Hi All, long story here and it would reveal my stupidity to go into it.
I bent two (ribcase) forks in the same day early on in my Sprite's life.
First one was the original and the next was a spare I had. Anyway, with
two bent forks and no more spares handy I resorted to the old BIG VISE
and HEFTY PIPE trick. Grunts, groans, and bracing my feet against a
concrete wall pulled both of them back to straight. It wasn't easy but
it did work flawlessly until I converted to a 5-speed in 1991. Anyone
with no spare forks and a handy gorilla could likely do the same.
Jack
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From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Ramsey
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:45 AM
To: 'Dan Gillitzer'
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: In deep doo-doo; clutch fork is bent
First it would be the first time I've heard of a bent clutch fork on a
spridget in 30 years. They are cast and really strong but would break
before they bend. Now for a little spridget clutch fork 101, the
smoothcase and ribcase trannys use different forks that look a lot a
like but won't interchange. The biggest difference is that they have a
different pivot point and will not line up in the wrong case. Do always
replace the pivot bushing when you work on the clutch and also the bolt
if it is worn badly.
That's enough about the fork. Your problem is that when they worked on
the clutch before I bet they shortened the rod, get one the right size
and try that, I bet it fixes your problem. No cherry picker needed.
Crash
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