Thanks greg,
I did notice that the clutch was oriented correctly when I removed it, but
I just looked at it again and noticed that it has a slight rattle sound
when I shake it like something is a little loose inside. Is this normal?
It did not seem to be comming from the springs, they were all tight.
I did not think of the thrust washer drop out thing. I just checked it and
found that there is a little movement, but not much at all. How do you
measure it and how much is too much? I could not find a convienent place
to put a gap guage. At this point the tranny and clutch are removed, so I
have good access to the flywheel.
The clutch and tranny splines are in great condition. No damage at all there.
David Gates
At 09:44 PM 3/30/99 EST, you wrote:
>
>Some random thoughts:
>
>Any movement on the crank, e.g. the dreaded thrust washer drop-out?
>Any chance the clutch disc was installed backwards by PO?
>Are there any burrs or rust on the clutch disc splines or trans input shaft
>that would
> cause it to hang up from disengaging?
>
>FYI, I replaced the hinge pin with a bolt about 25,000 miles and it has given
>me no trouble. Good luck, I would be interested to hear how it works out for
>you.
>
>-Greg
>
>78 and 72 Spits
>
>
>In a message dated 3/28/99 7:57:13 PM EST, dgates@lava.net writes:
>
>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My moderately grinding gears have finally gotten bad enough that I quit
>> driving the car. I have pretty much replaced all the hydrolics. Replaced
>> the master (new) and the slave (rebuilt), even used a different fluid
pipe.
>> Hydrolics seem to be in pretty good condition, symptoms improved slightly
>> but not fixed. After seeing some recent advise on the list about loose
>> spings and sheared pivot pins, I decided to remove the single rail tranny
>> to check it out. What could it hurt, I cant drive it anyway. Here is
what
>> I found.
>>
>> (Figure numbers below are from Haynes pg 134 fig 5.1. This is actually
the
>> wrong clutch but the lever mechanisms are all the same)
>>
>> The release bearing seems to be in good condition. The hub (15) that the
>> release bearing (14) is pressed onto however was rubbing on the operating
>> lever (22). This tells me that indeed the hydrolics are working fine
if it
>> can move it that far. I compared this to my spare 3 rail tranny on the
>> bench and it would not even move far enough to rub on the operating lever.
>> Should it even be ABLE to move that far? I noticed that the retaining
>> plugs (16) pivot as the operating lever is moved back and forth. My 3
rail
>> does not do that, the plugs remain stationary. Then, I decided to remove
>> the whole operating lever assembly and found that the hinge pin (17) was
>> not pressed in, it is actually a bolt rather than a pressed in pin, it
does
>> however fit nice and snug. And lastly, the push rod (25) appears to have
>> been modified. The end that contacts the slave cylinder has been threaded
>> and an extention was screwed onto it to make its length adjustable, this
>> extra length may account for the rubbing.
>>
>> I could not find any obvious damage other than the stated modifications
and
>> mild rubbing. Nothing that would seem to cause the problems I have had.
>> At least now I know where the rubbing sound is comming from when I push
the
>> clutch pedal all the way down.
>>
>> So having said all that, here is my plan. Order a new 3 piece clutch kit,
>> it is in fair condition but since I have it out I might as well renew it.
>> Replace the modified push rod with a standard one. Get a real hinge
pin to
>> replace the bolt. Replace the retaining plugs and the pin that hold it
in.
>> I realize that this is sort of a shotgun approach to this, but I really
>> dont want to have to remove the tranny again if I can help it. Can anyone
>> offer anything else to look for while I have it all apart? I would REALLY
>> hate to replace all this stuff and find that I still have a problem.
>>
>> The car is a '73 Spitfire 1500, but the engine and tranny are out of a
'78.
>> Sorry for being so long winded.
>>
>> David Gates
>> With a herd of Spitfires and all of them stuck in the barn.
>>
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