[FC] Clutch Problems in my FC (part III)

[Charles]

Charles - I agree with Bill Wells.  was going to suggest that you check 
the cable mounts front and rear. Go under and watch what happens when 
sombody depresses the pedal. I had the exact same problem. I also had 
the same experience with a late disc. My mechanic tried everything to 
get the damn thing to work, and eventually it did but it engaged so 
close to the floor and required Shwartzeneggar legs to operate it. I had 
it changed back to an early disc because it was just too uncomfortable 
and really quite dangerous if your foot slipped because of the extreme 
pressure needed.

good luck,

Charles  -- '63 Corvan

* Greenbrier Goon * wrote:

> Hey everybody:
>
> As some of you know, I have converted my late 1963 Greenbrier from a 
> Powerglide to a 4 speed. It has a stock 1963 engine with the 
> early-style flywheel and clutch.
>
> I am still having clutch problems.  It seems as though pushing down 
> the clutch pedal does not pull the cable far enough to fully disengage 
> the clutch.
>
> Some people offered the suggestion of lengthening the pedal or 
> converting to hydraulic.
>
> Today I designed and built a lever setup that pulled the rod that is 
> attached to the clutch fork futher than it would normally go.  It 
> seemed to solve the problem at first, but once the engine warmed up, 
> shifting became difficult again and I had to crunch it into reverse.
>
> The only thing left is to pull out the whole drivetrain and see if 
> something is going wrong with the clutch.  When I installed the 
> flywheel, I used a steel disc under the bolts that Clarks sells.  I 
> assumed it was supposed to be there even though the parts-van I used 
> for this conversion did not have one.  Maybe the bolts are hitting the 
> rivits on the clutch disc.
>
> I also suspect a problem with the pilot bearing and input shaft.  I 
> used an NOS input shaft along with a new pilot bearing and it seemed 
> like a very snug fit between the two parts.
>
> It also seems that the clutch fork may have a problem.  I am not sure 
> if the ball that it rides on is supposed to be adjusted to a certain 
> height or not.  It seems like it has to move a long way before the T/O 
> bearing makes contact with the pressure plate.
>
> I am pretty sure the I have the correct pressure plate, disc and T/O 
> bearing.  When I bought them, I compared them to the parts I took out 
> of the donor vehicle.  They looked the same.
>
> Charles
>
>
>
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>
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>
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