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> $2400 later....does it look any different?
billh1963
post Feb 25 2012, 02:11 PM
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Some may remember (if you are totally bored and spend all your time on this forum) that I bought this Zambezi Green '74 just before Christmas. It was bought it sight unseen so you never know what you are going to get.

The seller was pretty good about describing the rust issues and that the carbs would need to be adjusted for sea level. What he did not mention was that the transmission was in need of some serious work.

So, I took the car to a local Porsche indie (the Eastern racers on this forum know him...Bob Woodman ...the tire guy) and $2400 later I have a rebuilt transmission from Dr. Evil installed (Thank you, Mike), new T/O bearing, a new RMS and other seals, and fully synchronized carbs. Here's the "new" look!

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I've driven the car around 50 miles today and I'm very pleased. The remaining work:
1. Adjust the clutch - the clutch engages/disengages right at floor. I would like for it to engage right in the middle of the range. Which way do I need to adjust the cable at the transmission end to make that happen?
2. The clutch cable tube is loose and is actually up in the tunnel. I guess the only way to get that fixed is to get access to the tunnel and get the tube back in place?

The car back at home:

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post Feb 25 2012, 02:54 PM
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You'll need to tighten up the adjustment slightly (maybe multiple times) to get it where you want it to disengage. If you have to adjust it often, it could be caused by the cable stretching, the tube in the tunnel pulling further away from it's mounting point(s), or possibly a bending roll-pin in the clutch pedal arm at the foot pedal assembly.

Car is looking nice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Feb 25 2012, 04:06 PM
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Before you start adjusting the clutch cable, you have to re-weld the clutch tube. Without that being firmly in place, adjustments are not going to do anything good for your car. Fix the tube, and the clutch cable adjustment will be a piece of cake.

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post Feb 25 2012, 04:16 PM
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QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Feb 25 2012, 05:06 PM) *

Before you start adjusting the clutch cable, you have to re-weld the clutch tube. Without that being firmly in place, adjustments are not going to do anything good for your car. Fix the tube, and the clutch cable adjustment will be a piece of cake.

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post Feb 25 2012, 04:40 PM
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QUOTE(dlee6204 @ Feb 25 2012, 02:16 PM) *

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Feb 25 2012, 05:06 PM) *

Before you start adjusting the clutch cable, you have to re-weld the clutch tube. Without that being firmly in place, adjustments are not going to do anything good for your car. Fix the tube, and the clutch cable adjustment will be a piece of cake.

Zach


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post Feb 25 2012, 05:51 PM
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QUOTE(Garold Shaffer @ Feb 25 2012, 04:40 PM) *

QUOTE(dlee6204 @ Feb 25 2012, 02:16 PM) *

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Feb 25 2012, 05:06 PM) *

Before you start adjusting the clutch cable, you have to re-weld the clutch tube. Without that being firmly in place, adjustments are not going to do anything good for your car. Fix the tube, and the clutch cable adjustment will be a piece of cake.

Zach


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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ask me how I know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


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post Feb 25 2012, 05:56 PM
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Looks like it's unanimous! Guess I'll be working on a clutch tube now.
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post Feb 25 2012, 06:00 PM
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QUOTE(Rusty @ Feb 25 2012, 05:51 PM) *

QUOTE(Garold Shaffer @ Feb 25 2012, 04:40 PM) *

QUOTE(dlee6204 @ Feb 25 2012, 02:16 PM) *

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Feb 25 2012, 05:06 PM) *

Before you start adjusting the clutch cable, you have to re-weld the clutch tube. Without that being firmly in place, adjustments are not going to do anything good for your car. Fix the tube, and the clutch cable adjustment will be a piece of cake.

Zach


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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ask me how I know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


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post Feb 25 2012, 06:22 PM
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I was having to readjust the clutch on my wife's car so much that I finally took everything apart. Inspection in the tunnel revealed that the clutch tube was fully intact, the pressure plate, was fine ... ended up just being the cable (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) If you know for sure your tube's come undone, then by all means ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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post Feb 25 2012, 06:40 PM
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here is the fix ...

i assume there are less pathetic ways to do it also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)


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post Feb 25 2012, 06:52 PM
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Anyway, clutch adjustments aside, that is a nice looking car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Feb 25 2012, 06:52 PM
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No, no, no... that's pure beauty! From the tin can opener to the "Stanley" bracket from Home Depot. I don't think clutch tube repairs get much better than that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Feb 25 2012, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Feb 25 2012, 07:22 PM) *

If you know for sure your tube's come undone, then by all means ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)


Tube is free floating....

That was another undisclosed "feature" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Feb 25 2012, 07:29 PM
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No, no, no... that's pure beauty! From the tin can opener to the "Stanley" bracket from Home Depot. I don't think clutch tube repairs get much better than that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)


Body putty? That'd work right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Feb 26 2012, 01:43 AM
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here is the fix ...

i assume there are less pathetic ways to do it also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Feb 26 2012, 09:14 AM
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Fix it this way....Much mo better. No need to cut the center tunnel, just access the tube by removing the shifter and plug weld it to the side of the tunnel.


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post Feb 26 2012, 09:20 AM
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Jeff,
Can you give more details on your method? I like it!
Thanks,
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post Feb 26 2012, 09:29 AM
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QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Feb 26 2012, 10:14 AM) *

Fix it this way....Much mo better. No need to cut the center tunnel, just access the tube by removing the shifter and plug weld it to the side of the tunnel.


Looks like a good solution!
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post Feb 26 2012, 10:01 AM
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QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Feb 26 2012, 10:14 AM) *

Fix it this way....Much mo better. No need to cut the center tunnel, just access the tube by removing the shifter and plug weld it to the side of the tunnel.


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Aye, no good deed goes unpunished. When I first saw photo I thought it was a joke suggestion to embed the tubes in concrete within the tunnel! Bad eyes, overactive imagination.

Are those "spot welds" in photo the plug welds as seen from the outside bonding the clutch tube to the inside of the tunnel? What's the white stuff?

Thanks a lot.
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post Feb 26 2012, 10:37 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) bad tube = short lived transmission/clutch/TOB/etc.

Just for the record, MY charge was only PART of the $2500 bill (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Dont want to frighten off potential clients (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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