[tcb] Re: Clutch spring. another part I never thought about.
- From: Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:01:49 -0600
It's not *THAT *hard Dennis, I replaced the whole clutch fork that holds
the throw-out bearing in the hotel parking lot in Colorado. Just the spring
on the outside should be a piece of cake. It is easier to access when you
pull the engine but that's only twenty minutes.
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Off topic but it sounds like you lubed your toes. Yuckyuckyuck.
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> Please join us at Nac.
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> *From: * "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
> *Sender: * tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Date: *Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:21:28 -0600
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> *ReplyTo: * tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject: *[tcb] Clutch spring. another part I never thought about.
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> So, Murray’s clutch pedal would not come back all the way up and it would
> be like the clutch is slipping until I pulled it back up with my toes. ***
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> I lubed everything and loosened and tightened the pedal arm. I adjusted
> the clutch cable until it was too tight and the pedal would still not come
> up all the way. ****
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> So, I called Chuck and he confirmed that there was only the one spring.***
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> So, in true Arkie tech fashion I drove a drywall screw between the screw
> and the clutch lever at the transmission and … everything works perfectly.
> Freaking $2.25 spring.****
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> Has anybody ever replaced the spring? Can I do it without pulling the
> transmission? The Wolfgang website says there is a clip that holds on the
> lever.****
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> If I have to pull the engine then I’ll have to do the valve job and if I
> get into the tranny then I need a new pressure plate and throw out bearing….
> ****
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> Maybe I won’t make Nacogdoches.****
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