Extending the pushrod does NOT itself increase the travel of the clutch
release bearing. It has two effects
1. It changes the "at rest" position of the piston in the slave cylinder,
moving it further forward into the bore. This can be useful if for any
reason the piston is reaching the stop circlip before the clutch has
disengaged.
2. If the push rod is extended too much then the clutch release bearing
remains in permanant contact with the clutch, causing slipping and wear. In
this case it is also highly likely that the clutch will "overthrow",
damaging the fingers on the clutch pressure plate so that they bend
forwards. After this the clutch will no longer disengage properly,
particularly if they bend unevenly.
Extending the pushrod may be helpful if there is a lot of wear in the rod or
pivot points, or as a temporary fix for air in the system, but you need to
be very warey of this.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Captain Rapture" <yup1275 at earthlink.net>
To: "mg" <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <Rivergate@compuserve.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:55 AM
Subject: Not happy with Rivergate
> I have kept thinking I had it licked. Then it gets hard
> to get a gear again. And again. When this is happening,
> the clutch is more likely to slip. Despite my great care,
> I might need a new disc? Maybe a good sanding will do.
> Must I but the custom slave?
>
> I'm using the midget slave. I keep extending the rod and
> today a clunk - and no adjusting seems to help. When I
> installed the kit, it seemed right to remove a washer
> from the pivot point of the release arm.
>
> Now I think that was a mistake and the arm has disengaged
> from the throwout bearing, maybe. I got home by starting it
> in gear even tho there was not complete disengagement.
> Once in second gear, I limped home, glad to find jury duty
> was cancelled. Whew!
> Any ideas, please?
>
> David McCartney
> 71 Midget "Little Boomer"
> 72 Mini PU
> 69 Austin America
> 95 Integra GSRrrr.
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