Hi all So I finally got things to line up well. I think I uncovered another problem though...what are the chances of the clutch plates stuck together? If I spin the engine and move the clutch lever t
The clutch could be a little stuck or it could just be normal. Put the tranny in neutral and try pushing the car. Or, with the tranny in neutral try turning the driveshaft by hand with the motor off,
I fail to see where either of these approaches will help him diagnose whether his clutch disk is stuck. They will find out wherther neutral is working (or not working, if you wish to look at it like
Oh, yeah, make that with the car in gear and the clutch pedal pushed. _______________________________________________ Edit your replies http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/listi
I have the motor/tranny out. Neutral does work. My concern was that if I put it in any gear and moved the lever towards the driveshaft end, nothing was disengaging. In fact, the lever feels loose as
If you did not have the pressure plate off when the tranny was out the chances are preaty good. _______________________________________________ Edit your replies http://www.team.net/archive http://au
I never had them apart. I have no problem taking it off, but I have no idea how to align it back up if I do, even when reading the Bentley book. Is it tough? I had an old motorcycle that did this onc
I have underestimated the force of hydraulics. I didn't feel good about forcing it earlier. Force helps. Clutch is doing its thing with a few extra feet of leverage. Thanks everyone! Onto the brakes.
As Peter said, you will NOT be able to disengage the clutch without the hydraulics or a huge pipe unless you do not physically fit in a Spridget ;-) You can remove the rubber plug at the top of the
Chris, The brakes are hydraulic, too. Not sure where to put the big pipe ;-) Do measure the inside diameter of the drums.. David Lieb _______________________________________________ Edit your replie
Clutch disk needs to be centered vary carefully, There is a special tool but it can be done without it. _______________________________________________ Edit your replies http://www.team.net/archive h
Lining them up is easy. I use a screwdriver and line of sight and get it right about 90% of the time on first try. Those wooden dowel thingys you buy are more hassle than they are worth. I would pull