Protecting your clutch

[marcus1970]

Hello all,

What's the best way to prolong the longevity of our clutches.

I've just had another new one fitted and wanted to make sure this one lasts a bit longer.

All ideas welcome.

Cheers

MB

[brogenville]

1) Adjust the rod that goes into the master cyclinder so that it disengages the clutch without over-extending the diaphragm spring;

2) Don't sit at junctions in gear- the twin plate clutch arrangement rarley gives proper clearance on the second friction plate, so even with the pedal right down, you'll always be wearing the friction material down ever so slightly.

[knight]

Avoid those standing starts, that can be so much fun!!

[plumAJP]

brogenville can you explain point 1

[brogenville]

When you press the clutch pedal, this lever acts on rod that forces in the clutch master cyclinder. This rod is threaded however so tht you can adjust the amount of clutch throw that you can provide with the pedal flat to the floor. Have a look at the clutch pedal and you'll see what I mean. You abviously want to be applying enough cyclinder travel to release the clutch, but not more than is necesarry, as this over extension of the diaphragm spring is likely to be a strongly contributing factor in the "broken fingers" clutch failure that you often hear about.

[Byker28i]

or have short legs

[esso]

..............like me! Does everyone else have to pull the seat right forward to reach the pedals then have to drive wishing their arms were shorter!

Edited by esso on Friday 8th May 19:21

[greenm]

No you are just like me short legs and long arms?? It is a pain but you dont fall over as much as those tall ones?? Lol

[350Matt]

Another thing to do is fit a positive pedal stop, I glued in a bit of carbon sheet behind the carpet so the pedal has a something solid to hit. As well as the cylinder rod adjustment you can also adjust the pedal itself as the threaded rod coming out the back of it provides the stop.

You then set the pedal so that the clutch juuust clears with the pedal planted firmly into its stop.

Its all too easy to have it set-up so you're over extending the clutch fingers at every stroke.

[JensenA]

esso said:

..............like me! Does everyone else have to pull the seat right forward to reach the pedals then have to drive wishing their arms were shorter!

Edited by esso on Friday 8th May 19:21

Yeah Until I learnt to push the backrest further down than I would have thought I'd like. (If that makes sense) And I found it a lot better, try it.

[Byker28i]

Don't forget the steering wheel adjusts as well.

[esso]

Byker28i said:

Don't forget the steering wheel adjusts as well.

I didn`t know that!....Howdya do that then?

[Ballsy]

I bought pedal extensions lol

[JensenA]

esso said:

Byker28i said:

Don't forget the steering wheel adjusts as well.

I didn`t know that!....Howdya do that then?

Reach down the steering column and you'll find a little lever thingy, pull it down and you can move the wheel in and out, and up and down.

[southendpier]

JensenA said:

esso said:

Byker28i said:

Don't forget the steering wheel adjusts as well.

I didn`t know that!....Howdya do that then?

Reach down the steering column and you'll find a little lever thingy, pull it down and you can move the wheel in and out, and up and down.

This comes up a lot. As JensenA says the lever is on the column, on the right hand side.

[dean_ratpac]

marcus1970 said:

Hello all,

What's the best way to prolong the longevity of our clutches.

I've just had another new one fitted and wanted to make sure this one lasts a bit longer.

All ideas welcome.

Cheers

MB

i take out of gear when sitting still, never hold clutch in a lights. amazing how trained you get - i let someone else do it, and they started to put the clutch in round corners (town driving) - let alone at the lights hovering it!