made a hole in my bell housing
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Spent today on making a hole in the bell housing as my clutch lever is 'not working correctly' like in not at all. Made the access hole in about 2 hours. Spent another 4 hours to try to install the replacement lever, but without success until now unfortunately. Will succeed that is clear now, as all the parts are inside the bell housing, but due to the bearing and the two inserts that can move in any direction....., it is not an easy task.
First planned to move the gearbox a bit to get access, but when I crawled underneath today and investigated for the necessary stuff: thought that it would take two days to remove everything necessary and move the box and end up with even more work to put it all back together, I just went for it.
And before you ask, yes I have lost some skin in the process but discovered that duck tape can be a good help if you apply this to your hands.
Hopefully I can tell you within a couple of weeks if I succeeded (should be days, but you never know).
And as I have not driven the wedge this year yet, I am really looking forward to that! Got a fix until now from just starting the beast up and keep it at 2000 revs and warm it up occasionally. But then to shut it down without taking it for a spin is no fun. Probably we have all been there, done that, and got back to fixing our wedge - it is part of the process/enjoyment/ownership.
Rob
First planned to move the gearbox a bit to get access, but when I crawled underneath today and investigated for the necessary stuff: thought that it would take two days to remove everything necessary and move the box and end up with even more work to put it all back together, I just went for it.
And before you ask, yes I have lost some skin in the process but discovered that duck tape can be a good help if you apply this to your hands.
Hopefully I can tell you within a couple of weeks if I succeeded (should be days, but you never know).
And as I have not driven the wedge this year yet, I am really looking forward to that! Got a fix until now from just starting the beast up and keep it at 2000 revs and warm it up occasionally. But then to shut it down without taking it for a spin is no fun. Probably we have all been there, done that, and got back to fixing our wedge - it is part of the process/enjoyment/ownership.
Rob
I know how you feel! I haven't driven mine for 11 months now. Had it running today though to do an oil and coolant flush. None of the neighbours complained about the roar, but all the local dogs were barking! Or maybe they were just singing along?
It would have been so nice to take it for a drive, such a warm sunny day as well!
It would have been so nice to take it for a drive, such a warm sunny day as well!
Yes!!!!!!!! Fixed it. It is a fiddly job, with a lot of trail and error, but it can be done. Took a total of 6 hours, but now with the experience it can probably be done in 2.
The fix resulted finally in my fix of driving the wedge since a long time (like December last year). So, it is possible to replace the clutch lever without taking anything apart (box, engine, exhaust, etc.) only the slave cylinder needs to come off, and to make an access hole at the bottom of the bellhousing.
Think that making an access to the bellhousing can also help when the pushrod became disconnected from the lever. As you can disconnect the lever, re-attach the rod, and re-install it. Instead of taking engine and box out, etc.
Next job: find the old 'to do' list....., but it will now start with making a cover plate to close the bellhousing off, to avoid that gravel or something like can cause new damage.
Rob
The fix resulted finally in my fix of driving the wedge since a long time (like December last year). So, it is possible to replace the clutch lever without taking anything apart (box, engine, exhaust, etc.) only the slave cylinder needs to come off, and to make an access hole at the bottom of the bellhousing.
Think that making an access to the bellhousing can also help when the pushrod became disconnected from the lever. As you can disconnect the lever, re-attach the rod, and re-install it. Instead of taking engine and box out, etc.
Next job: find the old 'to do' list....., but it will now start with making a cover plate to close the bellhousing off, to avoid that gravel or something like can cause new damage.
Rob
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