Re: [DML] Re: Clutch woes

[Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

On 6/13/05, content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Rather unusual clutch fork retainer repair. I fixed mine by simply
> rotating it 180 degrees and cutting a new slot (upper & lower
> perimeters are mirror images of one another). There's a pic in #5939's
> photo album. You probably snapped the original by trapping it BETWEEN
> the pivot ball and the clutch fork. From the bent shape of what's left
> this time, you did so again. 

I'm confused. The bent shape? It doesn't look bent to me. 

When I first pulled things apart last fall, the metal clip broke off
in the center. That center part was rusty, as was the rest of the
fork. Amazingly nothing else on the car is rusty that I've ever seen,
but anyway. I sandblasted & primered the fork, then linked the two
ends of the little metal clip with some spring-metal and rivets.

This time, the two little teeth at the end are broken off. They
weren't perfect when I put it back together so this is no real
surprise.

Where, exactly, does the clip go? I thought it went behind that pivot
ball to hold the clutch fork there.

Can I simply remove what's left of this clip and install without it?
Does it perform any necessary function other than making installation
easier?

> I'm not a big fan of turning flywheels. They are massive pieces of
> metal, not usually subject to warpage (as brake rotors are). Also do

Unfortunately, the warranty for my clutch system required this be done.

> If your pressure plate was indeed bolted all the way down (it takes a
> little torque to force it onto those studs), I'd suggest your flywheel
> is now too thin (by virtue of turning). I believe the clutch disc
> surface is supposed to be raised higher than the pressure plate
> surface (where the studs are). Is it possible your machinist removed
> that raised area? Can't tell from the pics whether it's still raised
> or not.

It's raised, but barely. I'm going to pickup a tool tonight and
measure both surfaces, should tell me whether my flywheel is OK or
not.

It's entirely possible my pressure plate was not bolted all the way
down. I need to go back through my records to see if I had any torque
specs (if I did, I would have used them). I do know that I didn't
specifically look to ensure the plate was bolted all the way down to
the studs.

-Ryan




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