Freebird Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Been getting steadily worse but as Joe is 17 he didn't really notice. I drove it for the 1st time in months and thought, wow - this won't last much longer.Swift investigation suggested master cylinder leaking with low level and clear signs of leakage, so today I fitted new seals and bled it through. No better and the pedal had too much free travel where the clevis pin was worn and so too were the holes in the pedal and the master cyclinder fork.Aha I thought, so I drilled them out to 3/8" and fitted and old propshaft bolt until I can source something better. no play now, a lovely feel to the pedal but if anything worse drag that when I started. I hate days like these.....So, the pedal feels great so the slave (refurbed not long ago) the linkages and the pressure plate seem to be in order. It seems like the friction plate is trapped somehow.Any ideas? I have left the pedal wedged down overnight without much hope of improvement, but worth a bash.CheersGlen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Just had a horrible thought - crank thrust washers - will check in the morning, but would endfloat cause clutch drag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrookster Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Is the clutch arm pin still in place on the other side of the bell-housing? My old spitfire lost this pin (they can drop out rather easy it appears), and can cause interesting problems with the clutch!Will be an engine out job if it is, and I would suggest ordering a better version from Chic Doig, his have a head on the top to stop them falling though.Might not be the problem, but the work you have done so far is almost identical to what I did at the time, took a while to get to the bottom of that one........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks guys, I will investigate and report back............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Well, the 'box is off and that pin is where it's supposed to be. The only wear I can see is to the fingers of the pressure plate but it doesn't look bad enough to cause as much drag as I was getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I could be the slave not pushed forward enough. In fact I elongated the cutout on the side of the slave to give it a little bit more movement forward.While you have the gearbox out it's worth renewing the two top hat bushes and serrated bush and pin for what they cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drofgum Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Freebird,Make sure the clutch disk moves freely on the gearbox first motion shaft. Any binding on the splines might cause it to drag against either the flywheel or the clutch cover. Best of luck, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Well, it's all back together with a new clutch plate and pressure plate and working fine. While the 'box was out I took the opportunity to rebuild the overdrive with a new uni-directional clutch, as the original had been slipping and conical clutch too so as clutches go it's all new.Drives beautifully now - happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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