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Re: Almost finished & Clutch pedal travel

To: rbc@ili.net, esheffield@prizmail.com
Subject: Re: Almost finished & Clutch pedal travel
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:30:13 GMT FILETIME=[AFF839B0:01C05330]
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
I know when I had my Bugeye's M/C restored and installed, the resto shop 
welded a piece onto the push rod because they said it was too short.
Ryan


>From: Roger Cotting <rbc@ili.net>
>Reply-To: Roger Cotting <rbc@ili.net>
>To: Eddie Sheffield <esheffield@prizmail.com>
>CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Almost finished & Clutch pedal travel
>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:25:15 -0500
>
>Maybe the slave cylinder push rod link is too short. There are several 
>lengths
>available, or you can lengthen the one you have by threading the end and 
>adding
>an extender which should be able to get from your local hardware store.
>
>Roger Cotting
>60 Bugeye(2)
>73 Midget
>80 TR8
>95 Mitsu 3000GT
>
>
>Eddie Sheffield wrote:
>
> > I've just about finished with the Midget - at least phase 1 which is
> > "getting it one the road and drivable." Finished putting in new A-arms,
> > kingpins, wheel bearings, left front shock, front brake hoses, water 
>pump,
> > steering rack mount packing, points, condensor, dist cap, plugs, 
>Magnecor
> > wires, and valve adjustment. Whew! But took it for a test run and was 
>much
> > pleased (other than the clutch problem mentioned below). Filled up the 
>tank
> > and got a bit too much - filled up to the cap - and there seems to be a 
>leak
> > where the hose connects to the tank - think I just need to tighten the 
>clamp
> > a bit.
> >
> > But on to the problem...
> >
> > I'm having a little trouble with the clutch. I replaced the MC a month 
>or so
> > ago - I have no idea what kind of MC was on it, but it sure wasn't from 
>any
> > Midget, but it worked. After I put the correct one on, the clutch 
>doesn't
> > quite release all the way - when I shift into first (or any gear for 
>that
> > matter) from a stop I get a little "grunch" noise - the input is still
> > moving. Not enough friction to noticably drag the motor though. I have 
>bled
> > the system quite a bit, though I won't swear I don't still have some air 
>in
> > the line since I thought I had it bled before and the problem was much 
>worse
> > then.  But what I'm sort of confused about is that the pedal is 
>bottoming
> > out on the floor which doesn't seem right to me. I would have expected 
>the
> > piston in the MC to bottom out first or the slave to reach it's limit. 
>So
> > I'm thinking I don't have enough pedal travel. The pedal is bent a bit
> > sideways. I think whoever put on the odd MC may have bent the pedal 
>trying
> > to make it line up. It was sticking WAY up and was hard to reach. So it 
>may
> > be bent down as well. But with the correct MC it is about even with the
> > brake pedal. I have another clutch pedal I'm going to install, but what
> > should I expect as far as correct pedal height and amount of travel?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Eddie
> > 1971 Midget

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