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nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Monday 22nd July 2013
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Looks like my days of no pain are over, after almost three years of unadulterated fun, having difficulty changing gear and getting worse. Master cylinder is full, no leaks. I have noticed that the pushrod retaining nut was loose. Fingers?

Could the push rod have moved? How much thread should be showing on the master cylinder push rod?

Just booking it into the garage now.


tvrtuscans

1,009 posts

227 months

Monday 22nd July 2013
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Best of luck... keep us posted

Walford

2,259 posts

182 months

Monday 22nd July 2013
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set the linkage so just after the clutch opens (that is with the car in gear a second person can push the car)
the pedal hit the pedal stop

nrick

Original Poster:

1,866 posts

179 months

Monday 22nd July 2013
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I was having a poke around and the retaining nut on the pushrod was loose, problem? Bite point is right at the bottom of the pedal, and not disengaging.

which do you adjust the push rod or the pedal as they can both be adjusted?

Just run that procedure past me again Walford?

Put it in gear, adjust until you can just push it with clutch engaged?

Thanks for the help guys

N

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Monday 22nd July 2013
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Disengages even,

Can't even remember seeing the stop, any one got a picture?

Walford

2,259 posts

182 months

Tuesday 23rd July 2013
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dosent mater what you adjust, as long as you dont open the clutch to far, this damages the fingers
hence person pushing the car in gear, when the car moves the clutch is open
you dont need to open it more (at that temp)

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Tuesday 23rd July 2013
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Got it thanks wink


Walford

2,259 posts

182 months

Monday 12th August 2013
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update ?

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Tuesday 13th August 2013
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3 broken fingers frown Flywheel ok, slave looked ok.

Back on the road today and it rained, starting to sound like a blues song.

I must say it is wonderful now, I thought that it was ok before but totally different now with a new clutch release bearing, clutch pack and slave (might as well whilst it is apart.

I think there is a mechanism for upgrading or repairing the fingers. My friction plates had seen better days as well.

Now for some reason the display has gone, loose connection I think.

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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Lovely action on the clutch but since we did the clutch it now has a banging from the backend, diff, prop. Sounds like something catching. Have had a look but can't see anything obvious. What have we done wrong?

QBee

21,757 posts

160 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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Check the exhaust isn't the culprit

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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first place I looked. Couldn't see anything, definitely something catching as it bangs to a regular beat.

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Tuesday 20th August 2013
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Believe it or not, it was a 10mm bolt straight through the tread of the new tyre hitting the inside of the rim, it was worse going back and that threw me and my mate for a while. Just hope it hasn't damaged the rim.

Thanks

N



tvrboy55

185 posts

186 months

Tuesday 20th August 2013
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too excited to take it for a spin, you forgot to tidy the garage up.

nrick

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1,866 posts

179 months

Wednesday 21st August 2013
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More like driving past a scrap dealer frown or on our industrial estate........