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Had a good day at Harewood Hill, drove home turned off the motorway, and couldn't select a gear.I can see that the throw stop has disappeared, that'll be the noise as I passed Leeming....
All the hydraulics work, the arm moves, the rod goes in and out of the housing. Think I must have damaged something inside the housing - release bearing?
The manual says I can do the clutch insitu, where do I get the magic spanners to reach the bottom bolts ...
All the hydraulics work, the arm moves, the rod goes in and out of the housing. Think I must have damaged something inside the housing - release bearing?
The manual says I can do the clutch insitu, where do I get the magic spanners to reach the bottom bolts ...
Well I have removed the clutch cover, the release bearing was jammed onto the plunger, the O ring a bit distorted.
What do you reckon, my own guess is that with the stop and locknut gone the plunger has gone in too far, pressed the release bearing so hard onto the fingers of the pressure plate and the release bearing has given up as as result.
Do you think I've done any lasting damage to the pressure plate or friction plate?
Starting a shopping list.....
Forgot to add, it's a verto
What do you reckon, my own guess is that with the stop and locknut gone the plunger has gone in too far, pressed the release bearing so hard onto the fingers of the pressure plate and the release bearing has given up as as result.
Do you think I've done any lasting damage to the pressure plate or friction plate?
Starting a shopping list.....
Forgot to add, it's a verto
Edited by Skyedriver on Friday 26th September 22:06
Well I tried just replacing the release bearing (and various clevis pins, plunger, stop, bolts etc) but no joy.
Still wont go into gear with the clutch depressed (like me).
THere's a strange clattery crunchy noise too which I'm beginning to wonder if I've ripped the centre out of the clutch plate or stripped the drop gears!
The pullers on the flywheel (why do i need to remove the flywheel to get the pressure plate and friction plate off) but so far no joy, I remember the last time I removed it I just about needed dynamite. Looks like an engine out job again.
Still wont go into gear with the clutch depressed (like me).
THere's a strange clattery crunchy noise too which I'm beginning to wonder if I've ripped the centre out of the clutch plate or stripped the drop gears!
The pullers on the flywheel (why do i need to remove the flywheel to get the pressure plate and friction plate off) but so far no joy, I remember the last time I removed it I just about needed dynamite. Looks like an engine out job again.
woodypup59 said:
If the flywheel has NEVER been off, they can be well wedged on.
But if its been off before, I expect it not to be such a cow, provided a previous mender has loctited it or WHY.
But you will be a decent puller, slim-line if you're working in the car. Sometimes, leaving it under tension overnight will do it. Sometimes smacking the centre boss with two hammers, with it under tension, will do it. Some times a bit of heat.
Obviously funny noises are not good.
But as you've lost the throwout stop nuts, its possible that the thrust washers either side of the centre main bearing cap have been overloaded and are worn out.
If you do end stripping the engine check this carefully.
Flywheel has been off before, I did that and didn't locktite it or anything. it was a pig to get off then when the lump was on the floor. Now its in the car and there's little clearance between the puller and the inner wing. At least its a Clubby!But if its been off before, I expect it not to be such a cow, provided a previous mender has loctited it or WHY.
But you will be a decent puller, slim-line if you're working in the car. Sometimes, leaving it under tension overnight will do it. Sometimes smacking the centre boss with two hammers, with it under tension, will do it. Some times a bit of heat.
Obviously funny noises are not good.
But as you've lost the throwout stop nuts, its possible that the thrust washers either side of the centre main bearing cap have been overloaded and are worn out.
If you do end stripping the engine check this carefully.
left the puller on in tension last night and for the foreseeable future....
Not much room to clout it though, just look at it and swear.
I'll look at the thrusts if I ever get the t**t apart.
I've come to expect the unexpected with this car over the years.
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