Clutch(?) Drama - Act 3
Discussion
The engine came out of the V8S on Saturday - the gearbox remains in situ. Surprisingly there's nothing apparently wrong with the clutch assembly, the fork or release bearing, save for a little wear and tear so I still can't understand why I had the "solid" clutch pedal with no travel whatsoever - bearing in mind the master and slave cylinders both appeared to work OK when taken off the car. Perhaps you were right after all Johno - the angle of attack of the arm into the master itself may have been the problem and it temporarily got stuck. I'm going to replace ALL the clutch components in their entirity anyway. Incidently the clutch plate is an AP item - anyone know if this is OE on the V8S? Also whipped off the heads and appeared to have caught a potential blown head gasket on the left bank in its early stages - may have saved me some money in the long run. I haven't got round to removing the cam yet, although on first sight one of the lobes in particular is so badly worn down it's hardly surprising I had a clattering top end! Unfortunately having an empty engine bay has exposed many areas of the chassis and suspension that are going to need some work too! Will keep you posted.
. I do have a digital camera and will take some pics but you won't be getting a day by day update Im afraid although I'll keep you guys posted as work progresses!I did as you suggested Dave prior to deciding to lift the engine out - no problems at all. Then had the slave off and no probs apparent with that either. Im going to replace everything anyway as I said in my earlier post. btw - anyone know the source car(s) for the clutch master and slave for the V8S?
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