Hey Jack,
Doesn't sound too crazy to me. I checked the pushrod last night when I
got home from work and I can easily push it further into the slave
before I hit the piston. I don't know if the release lever is bent
(shouldn't be) but it does look like I may need a longer pushrod. I was
tempted to put a 1/4 BB in there between the piston and the rod to see
what that would do but the wife and kids were waiting for me with dinner.
Thanks,
Robert
Brashear, Jack, N wrote:
> Might sound crazy, but years ago before my 5-speed swap I had a similar
> problem. After doing everything that John suggests I found that the
> release lever was actually bent toward the rear of the car about 1/2
> inch. There's a long story why this happened. Anyway, I put the lever
> in a BIG vise and (using a 3-foot cheater pipe) bent it forward to its
> normal position plus about another 1/4 inch. This took mucho effort but
> it worked very well. It drew up the lever end to almost touching the
> dust boot of the slave cylinder and pushed the piston further back in
> the cylinder bore. That made all the difference in the world for the
> feel of the clutch action. Just my 2-cents worth....
> Jack
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