dragging clutch, renegade w/kennedy PP and clutch Options

[Dr. Roger]

she's got a new flywheel, PP, T/O bearing, clutch plate, clutch cable, pedal cluster looks and feels good and is well lubed, rear wheel looks and feels good/lubed, bronze rear shifter bushing and good front busings.

i've driven her about 50 miles and have adjusted the clutch 4 times already. every time tightening the adjuster nuts. now it's getting hard to get into gear... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

this doesn't seem to be right.

is this the notorious clutch tube problem???

is there a way to check for this?

big thanks in advance...

Roger

[nick mironov]

I have the same problem with my Renegade setup. I have put on about 400 mile so far. Everything is new and rebuilt - just like Roger's. Adjusting the clutch does not seem to make any difference. Previous postings have not resulted in any good ideas or recommendations (other than to rebuild the transmission) I have trouble getting into 1st and 2nd gears (original 2nd and 3rd gears). 1st is the worst. 3rd and 4th don't seem to be a problem. The problem is errratic - happens mostly (but not always) at a standstill, usually goes into gear ok if moving. Rarely grinds, just hard to get into gear. The car/transmission worked well before the conversion and I don't remember having this problem then. It is possible that I did not get the shifter lengthened correctly and I got a little differential rotation into it, but I don't think that is the case. I have not done a detailed inspection of the clutch cable tube, but I think that it is solid. Statically, the clutch seems to disengage at about mid-travel, so I don't think that it is a release problem. Maybe I just need a transmission rebuild..

I contacted Renegade, but did not get any useful feedback.

I will be trouble shooting this problem in the near future. I am hoping that someone already has a solution.

Roger: I would be glad to get together with you to try and solve this problem for the bothnof us.