Problem with Clutch installation |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Problem with Clutch installation |
Bill Meyer |
Sep 30 2011, 11:03 AM
Post
#1
|
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 11-October 07 From: Prairie Village, KS Member No.: 8,210 |
I posted a picture yesterday of my flywheel that had been machined (the bolts go beyond the face of the flywheel) and now I think that's going to be a problem. Upon installation as you can see the clutch arm doesn't have enough play to fully disengage the clutch, it hits the tranny housing. You can also see I had to fully thread the cable to get it even remotly tight, so I knew I had a problem here. Question is, what can I do? When I installed the pressure plate as I tightened the bolts the release fingers kept going in as the plate seated down, I'm guessing because the face the edge of the pressure plate mounts against has been turned down too much??? Bummed, now I got to pull it all out again, but do I need a new flywheel? Thanks for any suggestions! |
r_towle |
Sep 30 2011, 11:08 AM
Post
#2
|
Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
it was machined wrong.
They cant just grind the clutch surface, they need to also grind the mounting face where the pressure plate mounts. Check the haynes manual...I think the picture is in there...or search here...Dave Dyer has that pic he can post...it shows the correct way to cut a flywheel. For the fork, you might be able to get away with adding a few washers behind the ball to change the geometry enough....but that really depends upon how much they took off the flywheel. I have seen (and done) bent clutch forks also to get around this issue. The best choice it get it re-ground to the right depth. Any reground flywheel will need shins under the ball that the fork attaches to that is the exact same amount as what was take out of the flywheel. Rich |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 9th June 2024 - 08:56 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |