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Re: Still having clutch problems...

To: Ron Madurski <rmadursk@galaxy.galstar.com>
Subject: Re: Still having clutch problems...
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 13:41:09 -0500 (EST)
Did things work before you changed the slave cylinder? Or did you have the
same identical problem.
...Art

On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Ron Madurski wrote:

> 
> Here is what I have done so far.  As a review I was having problems with
> the slave cylinder not disengaging the clutch.  I cut up the plunger
> from the old slave cylinder to make up the slack in the mechanism.
> 
> there were some suggestions on what to look for:
> 
> Worn Pushrods - Bothe the master and slave pushrods are in good
> condition.
> 
> Worn bushings - they all sem OK.
> 
> One odd thing to me is that the clutch lever can be moved in and out
> about an inch.  Is this bad?
> 
> The clutch is acting strangely now.  Once I fire up the engin I cannot
> get the car to go into gear.  I can start it in gear and take it out of
> gear but it will not go back into gear.  I am working on getting a
> slightly longer spacer in the slave as an adjustment but I don't hold a
> lot of hope for it.
> 
> Any problems to be encountered when I end up pulling the engine to fix
> this properly?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ron Madurski      
> rmadursk@galaxy.galstar.com
> 


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