Fw: [DML] Re: Stiff clutch

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>]

Second comment!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 11:55 PM
Subject: [DML] Re: Stiff clutch


> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, deloreanernst@xxxx wrote:
> > Interesting. I put in a new ss clutch line, master cylinder and 
> slave, and 
> > the pedal is still pretty stiff. It's the only manual transmission 
> car I 
> > drive, so I have nothing to compare it to, though a friend drove it 
> and said 
> > it was brutal.
> 
> I found that replacing the clutch, including lubricating the clutch 
> fork pivot point and throwout bearing sliding surfaces made the most 
> difference. The original poster on this must have had some friction 
> in the slave cylinder (or a pinched line), but the most vulnerable 
> place for clutch friction is the TO bearing and the fork pivot ball. 
> In mine, the pivot ball was completely dry and the rubber seal was 
> missing. If you analyze the design, you can see that any water that 
> gets in from above thru the engine cover can run right down the 
> clutch fork to the pivot. The rubber flap on the bellhousing is about 
> useless. 
> 
> Unfortunately both require removing the trans to access. 
> 
> Dave Swingle
> 
> 
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