Is this movement normal?
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
Is this movement normal?
Pull down the clutch fork and it locks in place, push back up and it locks in place. If this is not normal then what could be causing it and what can be done to fix?
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Instructor
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its helpfull to have some info about the vett. what year, engine, is the engine in the car and is there a transmision in place. It is importent
that the clutch fork be mounted on the pivot correctly and the throw out bearing be mounted on the clutch fork correctly. if the trany is in place I dont think it would do that. I would peel the boot back and look inside with a flash light.
that the clutch fork be mounted on the pivot correctly and the throw out bearing be mounted on the clutch fork correctly. if the trany is in place I dont think it would do that. I would peel the boot back and look inside with a flash light.
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
its helpfull to have some info about the vett. what year, engine, is the engine in the car and is there a transmision in place. It is importent
that the clutch fork be mounted on the pivot correctly and the throw out bearing be mounted on the clutch fork correctly. if the trany is in place I dont think it would do that. I would peel the boot back and look inside with a flash light.
that the clutch fork be mounted on the pivot correctly and the throw out bearing be mounted on the clutch fork correctly. if the trany is in place I dont think it would do that. I would peel the boot back and look inside with a flash light.
It almost seems like the throw out bearing spring and the fork itself have a little bit of play between each other. The spring has a groove that the ball stud slides into. Since the ball stud should not move up/down, this would mean the spring stays in place, yet the fork itself has that little bit of up/down room, maybe rotational room around the spring rivet?
Everything is in the car and assembled so troubleshooting/inspection is limited
Last edited by rafalc; Nov 24, 2012 at 11:08 PM.
Le Mans Master
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U have the clip on the fork on the wrong side of the throw out bearing race. I recall the clip goes inside the race instead over the lip. And don't ask me how i know this.
cardo0
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Burning Brakes
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Could this be the only explanation? The engine and transmission were rebuilt around 5-6 years ago by the previous owner. The car has been driven since then for the 5-6 years with no issues..... if on the wrong side of the bearing race, would the clutch still work perfectly fine as it is?
Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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Looks like you both may be right. I tried to take a look with a small flash light and a mirror. From what I could see it might be it, although it wasn't 100% clear.
So now the question becomes:
1. The car has been driven like this for 5-6 years with no issues, what am I risking by not doing anything about it?
2. Without pulling anything off the car, any ways to pop those ends under the bearing race? Maybe I could engineer some home made tool....use some leverage and ton of patience to push it down? Any solution out there to do it with everything ON the car?
So now the question becomes:
1. The car has been driven like this for 5-6 years with no issues, what am I risking by not doing anything about it?
2. Without pulling anything off the car, any ways to pop those ends under the bearing race? Maybe I could engineer some home made tool....use some leverage and ton of patience to push it down? Any solution out there to do it with everything ON the car?
Melting Slicks
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No way to do this without removing the transmission, but I'll bet 30% of the cars on the road are set up this way. If you don't know how that fork is supposed to be installed on the bearing, it seems obvious that the spring would go over the lip, rather than inside it. I bet I built three or four engines before I got that right, and they seemed to work OK. You decide, but I would fix it.
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It looks like theres a issue between the fork and the pivot There is a flat leaf spring riveted to the fork that secures both the fork to the pivot and also keeps the throw out bearing snug. I think the spring is involved in some way or maybe the pivot is worn. slide the boot off and look in there with a light, use a mirror if you have to. Just to let you know my friend has a '69 big block and he replaced his throw out bearing by sliding the trany back and reaching in there and swaping the old with a new bearing so that says there is some room for access.
good luck
good luck
Last edited by 69ttop; Nov 25, 2012 at 08:59 PM.