[Mg-t] Clutch Rod Kaput

[John Seim]

There is an access panel on the side of the clutch pedal box on a LHD  
TD/TF.
Plate held with three 1/4"-26 BSF bolts, and 1 BSF nut.
Remove the plate, remove the cotter pin from the clevis pin, and  
withdraw the
clutch rod through the pedal box.

Now then... the adjustable link is for the new supplied clutch rods.  
The original clutch
link rods were 13" center to center. Over time, this dimension  
somehow reduced to
12 7/8" center to center, or a loss of 1/8". Wear on the clevis pins,  
as well as wear at
the ends of the clutch link rod, and the clutch lever holes, can  
further reduce engagement
length. The clutch rod stopped being threaded as far down the shaft  
as they used to be,
and current suppliers now thread them about 1/4" less than what they  
used to be.
Couple that with a surfaced flywheel, resurfaced clutch pressure  
plate, and you come
close to a 7/16" loss in adjustment.
Lengthen the clutch link rod to 13 1/2", and the entire clutch  
operation should work
fine.

John Seim
Irvine, CA

On Jun 18, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Mike Eldred wrote:

> Listers,
>
>
>
> I went for a spin in my '54 TF last night, but my fun was cut short  
> when the
> clutch operating rod snapped.  It resulted in a long walk before  
> someone I
> knew came along and picked me up, and a pricey tow.  But all in  
> all, not a
> major nightmare.
>
>
>
> This is the second clutch operating rod that has broken on this car  
> in the
> last 40 or so years.  This is the "pull" rod that connects to the  
> clutch pedal
> and the lever mounted on the side of the engine.  I have ordered, from
> Lbcarco, another clutch rod, as well as an adjustable clutch link  
> that will,
> hopefully, improve the geometry.
> http://www.mossmotors.com/graphics/products/PDF/190-422.pdf
> http://www.mossmotors.com/graphics/products/PDF/190-422.pdf
>
>
>
> I have two questions.  First, the TD/TF manual doesn't mention how  
> I get at
> the bottom of the clutch pedal, inside the pedal box, to remove and  
> replace
> the clutch rod.  Do I access this area from under the car?  Do I  
> need to pull
> up the carpet?  The floorboards?  This may become quite obvious  
> when I finally
> get under the car and start rooting around, but maybe someone else  
> has dealt
> with this and can advise.
>
>
>
> Second, just wondering if anyone has any pointers on the job, or on  
> clutch
> adjustment generally.  I have found that I have to push the clutch  
> in farther
> and farther over the last few years, probably because of normal  
> wear, and I'm
> expecting that the adjustable link will improve the "shiftability."
>
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> -Mike Eldred
>
> Wilmington, VT
>
>
>
>
>
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