Good thought David, however in my personal experience when the thrust
washer fell out the only change was a bit of difficulty shifting,
sometimes. I recall no change in the clutch travel or pressure.
But Kevin, check that anyway, just to be safe. I do not want to spend
another day swapping that engine out quite so soon.
Larry
On Sep 17, 2008, at 11:28 PM, David Riker wrote:
> With the engine off, have one person watch the front crankshaft
> pulley.
> Have a second person depress the clutch pedal. Using a long pry bar
> or pipe,
> pry back on the crankshaft pully while the person inside the car
> releases
> the clutch. If the front pulley moves forward and backwards AT ALL
> you can
> be 99.9% sure that you have lost the thrust bearings inside the
> engine.
> VERY common problem on spitfidget engines. Do not continue to run the
> engine or siginificant damage to the crankshaft will result.
>
> For repair, look up threads on pinning the thrust bearings.
>
> David R.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Valentine" <kevinv1275@gmail.com>
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:45 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] HELP Diagnosing a Clutch Problem
>
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> The clutch is in a 1500 Midget. We recently swapped engines. All
>> was fine immediately after the swap but the following symptoms have
>> begun to surface;
>>
>> When the engine is off and the clutch is depressed, it feels like a
>> normal clutch. (Easy to push in and release).
>>
>> When the engine is running the clutch is much more difficult to
>> depress and the pressure pushing back on the pedal (pedal resistance)
>> is more than when the engine is not running.
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