Thanks Herb,
Others have suggested that too, and no, I don't take offence, it
can easily be done - but that isn't the problem. Peter Caldwell came up
with a possible solution. A $2 part, a plastic nipple that works as a
pivot on the slave cylinder push rod. We can't get one 'til tomorrow -
hopefully that will fix it. Oh what it is to have friends.
Elizabeth
At 12:04 PM 4/20/00, WHO wrote:
>May be a silly question... clutch disc in backwards?
>
>WFO Herb
>Keep the sticky side down!
>Fisher & Elizabeth Jones wrote:
>
> > OK Everyone,
> >
> > Given the wealth of expertise here, does anyone have any
> knowledge of
> > Jeeps. We have an '85 Cherokee Laredo, which needed a new clutch. How
> > hard can that be - after all it's not _that_ much bigger than an LBC -
> > right? Wrong!!
> >
> > We wrestled the transmission off, replaced the pressure plate,
> disc,
> > throw-out bearing and pilot bushing, and wrestled the tranny back on
> > again. Not an easy job when you are 5' 2" (Fisher is a little taller than
> > that but our combined 'brawn' wasn't quite enough to do it easily). After
> > all of this labour, the darned thing still won't engage/disengage
> > (depending on your personal point of view). We've adjusted the slave
> > cylinder push rod as much as we can, but it seems to us that the throw out
> > arm just isn't engaging.
> >
> > Any ideas of what might be wrong, and how to put it right?
> >
> > Elizabeth
> > Waiting in Comfort, with the darned tranny about to be dropped _again_!!
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