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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 |
May 12 2023, 06:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 201 Joined: 15-July 21 From: Japan Member No.: 25,723 Region Association: None |
Looks like you can file the washer where the clutch lever bottoms out. Maybe .060" there. Idk what that translates to in pedal travel, but it's easy to find out. I needed to do this on mine at some point. Yeah I was eying that- but still good on clearance ATM. assume youve looked at this but thought its worth checking as I've seen this on multiple boxes where the stamped steel pivot fork is no longer ... true. Mine is nice and flat. On that note I did consider spacing behind the nylon cup and also a small spacer under the retainer so it would not bend when tightened. For now I'm sticking with the tried and true- spacer under the ball pivot. That sealing washer looks very thick. If it is too thick with that and the other washer, you run into the same problem as the level loses command at the angle you get with the spacers. Similar action to the failure that Rich posted above with the messed up fork retainer. The actual sealing washer is the same thickness as a standard washer. the seal itself protrudes but when tightened it gets pushed into the threads of the bolt. I'll let you know in a month or so if it worked. In total I used 3 washer.... The cable has very little free play which I think is what caused the wear not eh pressure plate fingers but the engagement as I mentioned is still low. I think I'll add my eccentric bully back to the mix to get a little more throw. So- went for a 4 hour long blast this morning and all is working ok. LOVE LOVE LOVE this car! So glad I went to the trouble to put it back together and who knows- if this fix works I can run it for a while longer if need be. Thanks guys! Pete |
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