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Clutch pedal travel excessive |
peteinjp |
Apr 10 2023, 06:53 AM
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Not wanting to put any undue pressure on the TOB I pulled the cable end as far forward as i could while pushing the clutch lever as far back and adjusted the cable with no free play. Tube is good, cable, pressure plate, flywheel etc all have about 30,000kms. Pedal stop is low and yet I have to push the pedal all the way to the floor to keep from grinding in 1st and reverse. I can not pull the pedal back at all as described in the factory manual. It works but barely- the travel is too far even with the cable adjusted with slight pressure on the shift fork lever.
It seems to me there should always be just the slightest play in the cable- no?? Any thoughts? Pete |
peteinjp |
Apr 11 2023, 09:10 PM
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EDIT- sorry i reread your post and realized your clutch and flywheel already replaced. - if there is fluid leak that will eventually make its way onto the surface and cause issues. - Phil Yes- the output is leaking- keeping my magnesium stuff from corroding-haha! I'll be taking care of that soon enough but for now its not so bad. Has that tunnel been restored?! it's so clean Yes- the whole car has been restored by Cary at Middle Motors- R.I.P. He did a fantastic job as you can see here: Snoopy Unfortunately the shipping company screwed me and left the car on a dock in Tacoma though a full winter so there have been pervasive corrosion issues. As the cars new custodian I feel a responsibility to both bring it back up to the condition is was in when I bought it from @raynekat. I'll start a thread but at for the last year I've been back and forth with the insurance company so I'm waiting until that's settled. It sure looks like a clean machine. I have not seen a mention of the free play at the pedal? I generally shoot for 1/2" or so. I have 0 travel at the pedal. The cable is under the slightest tension- if I get 1/2 of travel its very close to grinding at a standstill going into reverse. Thats why I'm scratching my head about why so much travel is required. I agree with the free play and the bushing. Mine with a bushing and adequate free play had 14mm of thread extending past the nuts I ordered this which may be a bit long but is a very nice looking part. I also like that it is aluminum so less likely to wear the V in lever any further. So- would it be totally impossible to replace #5 bushing in situ?? Probably best to wait but my thought was to 3d print a thicker one in ASA. The only other unknown that could affect the throw that I can think of is the pressure plate. It seems possible that it might have a slightly different geometry. I don't know the maker but it is listed as an aluminum unit on the Rothsport build sheet. |
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