[tcb] Re: Clutch testing/adjusting
- From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:11:09 -0600
OK, how about driving with a new clutch and a broken return spring?
Should be fine but with a sloppy pedal, right? T/O bearing may ride
lightly on the clutch face but not hard enough to cause issues?
Gotta put it back together now *now* for use this weekend and the shaft
return spring isn't springing.
<sigh>
G2
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:01:10 -0800 (PST)
sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, putting the brakes on and stopping the wheels from turning
> should stall the engine. If your clutch is slipping that bad I don't
> think adjusting it will fix it. But, to properly adjust your clutch
> either loosen or tighten until you have approx .4 to .8 inches of
> free play in the pedal. You should be able to push the clutch pedal
> in lightly with your hand the .4-.8" until you feel resistence. If
> it is more than that tighten the nut until you get the right amount
> of free play. If less or none then loosen until you get free play
> and the correct amount.
>
> It is possible to have the cable so tight that the pressure plate is
> not releasing enough and allowing the clutch to slip badly enough to
> allow the engine to continue to run. You would have to have the
> cable really over tight to allow that to happen. It really sounds as
> if you have a really badly slipping clutch. Did you just reinstall
> the engine and/or clutch or replace the clutch cable? If so it is
> possible that you might have gotten it that tight. But, it is really
> tough to get a cable so tight as to allow the clutch to slip that
> much.
>
>
> Get the play in the pedal correct by adjustment and then try the
> experiment again. If the engine continues to run then there is a bad
> clutch.
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> From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, November 13, 2012 5:36:09 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Clutch testing/adjusting
>
> I have the rear of the bus off the ground right now (I'll post about
> that later).
>
> Should the engine stall if the bus is in first and I hit the brakes
> while the wheels aren't actually loaded with "bus weight"?
>
> Ie. Do I need to loosen the clutch cable a bit if the brakes don't
> stall the bus in first? It "feels" about right with the "push down the
> pedal with your hand" method but the engine keeps idling with the
> brake down hard and the wheels stopped in 1st gear. that seems like a
> whole lot of slip.
>
> G2
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