[FC] Clutch Problems in my FC (Part 4) Engine out.

[Vern McIntosh]

Charles,

I think you have the wrong throwout bearing. The early clutch parts include
a t/o bearing which is about 1 7/8 inches tall. The short bearing goes with
the later, stepped flywheel and bent-finger pressure plate, not the flat
ones.

Vern McIntosh
Bend, Oregon


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "* Greenbrier Goon *" <greenbriergoon@hotmail.com>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>; <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: [FC] Clutch Problems in my FC (Part 4) Engine out.


> Hey everybody:
>
> Well, I went ahead and removed the drivetrain from my 1963 FC today in my
> continuing search for a solution to the clutch problem.
>
> What did I find?  Nothing.  Everthing looked right.  It has the correct
flat
> flywheel, the correct flat-fingered pressure plate, a welded disc, the
> correct t/o bearing (1 5/16 like the Clarks catalog suggests)...I can't
find
> anything wrong.  No oil on the disc or signs of anything rubbing on
anything
> else.  Everything looks right.
>
> The only thing I may have errored on when converting to the 4 speed was
> lubing the pilot bushing.  I simply installed it and rubbed a little oil
> into it rather than pressuring it in with my fingers.  Also, when I pulled
> the transmssion and diff away from the engine, the input shaft stayed
> attached to the pilot bushing.  I was able to easily pull it out.  It
didn't
> seem stuck.
>
> I suspect that the problem must be cable or linkage related unless it was
> the pilot bushing not being lubed enough.
>
> I am not sure what to do.
>
> Does anyone have details and pictures for converting to a hydraulic
clutch?
>
> By the way, there is no carpet or anything getting in the way of the
pedal.
> Even the rubber mat is out of the van.
>
> Charles