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Re: No LBC - Mercury Tracer or Mazda 323

To: levilevi@home.com
Subject: Re: No LBC - Mercury Tracer or Mazda 323
From: "Donald H. Locker" <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 22:08:18 -0400
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <38F91451.5ABA9D6A@home.com>
Very likely adjustment is not possible.  I don't know of a modern
(manufacturing date since mid-60's) commercially-available without a
self-adjusting clutch.

Replace it.  That's the only solution.

Donald.

> From: levilevi@home.com
> Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 19:16:01 -0600
> 
> 
> Since it's a slow Triumph day would you like to try a Mercury Tracer or
> Mazda 323 question (same car basically).  My daughter has ground the
> clutch down in her car (the Tracer 1991) and now it revs to high RPMs
> with the clutch out and the car moving (but not moving proportionally
> faster).  My diagnosis is the clutch either needs adjusting (if
> possible) or replacing.  Can anyone confirm this?  And can anyone tell
> me how to adjust it if that's possible.  I haven't crawled under there
> yet (it's snowing in Denver today and is arouund 38 degrees).  I only
> work on Triumphs in that weather.  Guess I'll go buy that Mazda 323 book
> if I can't figure it out by just looking at it tomorrow when it's
> supposed to be 65.  For now it's back to the timing cover gasket,
> electric fan, sway bar, etc....
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Bud Rolofson
> 

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