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Re: Clutch

To: "Wallace, Timothy A." <Timothy.Wallace@TycoHealthcare.com>
Subject: Re: Clutch
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:14:07 -0400
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <B2D2FA457F08E04C836B0F25D38D52C00359177F@raleig2ex1.thcg.net> (rain.CC.Lehigh.EDU [128.180.39.20]); Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:14:09 -0400 (EDT) rain.CC.Lehigh.EDU
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Thanks Tim, I'll keep that in mind. The pedal doesn't feel spongy, but I guess 
there could still be internal leakage in the slave? I would like to know if the 
roller T.O. bearing dimensions are the same as the stocker though.

John

Wallace, Timothy A. wrote:

>I had a similar problem with a '78 Midget where the clutch would not
>completely grab.  After pulling the engine and transmission (suspecting the
>clutch was bad ) I found that the PO had tried to fix 'your' problem by
>fiddling around with the slave cylinder rod length and then installing some
>pipe bushes to make it longer when it was cut too short.  I rebuild an old
>slave cylinder off my parts car and never had a problem again.  Since the
>'74 has a hydraulic clutch, I would check the hydraulics first to see if the
>problem is with that.  They may have installed the slave incorrectly or
>tried to mess with it and screwed things up.
>
>Tim
>Fuquay Varina, NC
>'73 Midget





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