Humbug
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 11:29 AM |
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Help! clutch slipping?
Just took my car on its first outing - c. half a mile to the local MOT place - and the clutch is doing odd things.
Symptoms are that when you accelerate, then clutch to go into the next gear and release the clutch, it takes a couple of seconds to actually re-engage
the gear, so it revs then settles down again. It seems to pull ok when settled, so I think the clutch itself is doing the job. I got someone to look
at the release fork etc. when I was pumping the pedal and it seems to return OK, and I have fitted a spring to help it return anyway. I did grease the
clutch bearing, etc. before fitting, as recommended.
Any suggestions, preferably ones that don't involve taking the engine out?!
Rover 1.4 K-series
Type 9 gearbox with Fisher bellhousing
New clutch
New clutch cable
Cheers
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colibriman
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 11:44 AM |
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sounds like the clutch cable is only returning slowly....check in case its kinked etc..
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NS Dev
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 12:03 PM |
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yup, was going to say you had a hydraulic clutch and small bore pipe to the slave, but seeing as it's cable, then yes, sounds kinked.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 12:06 PM |
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Have to agree with sticking cable or it could be over adjusted if you have a pedal stop fitted? should be approx 2/3mm clearance at lever end
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Humbug
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| posted on 22/9/05 at 02:56 PM |
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I have checked the cable and I think it is OK... however, driving home last night (in tin top) I had a thought - the bit point of the clutch is very
close to the top of the travel of the pedal so I was thinking maybe the problem is that when I push the pedal right donw it is pulling the clutch so
far away apart that it sticks a little, then takes a while to ease itself back down - would that make sense?
So I think I could try either or both of:
- put a bolt through the bulkhead to act as a pedal stop
- move the clutch cable connection on the pedal closer to the centre of the pedal pivot - that way, a given movement of the pedal would not pull the
cable so far.
Thoughts?
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