[V8Vairs] Hydraulic Clutch Question

[Don Stephens]

Rick:

Yeah, I can appreciate that. I am going to measure the bore sizes and 
see what people think, and go from there. D#mn! I wish some of this 
trick stuff wasn't so pricey.

Rick & Janet Norris wrote:

>
> Don,
> My setup uses the hydraulic throw out bearing. I did not want all that 
> "monkey linkage" to have to fool with. The master cylinder is a Tilton 
> 1" diameter piston and works well. I bought it all as a matched kit so 
> I knew the sizes would be right.
>
> Rick Norris
>
>> I am trying to install a new hydraulic clutch in my rig and have run 
>> into a wall. The previous owner had the usual 60s something brake and 
>> clutch master cylinder, but it was pulling away from the firewall. 
>> After looking at the pictures of the Rick Norris car, I tried to 
>> follow his lead by putting an '87 Jeep master on the  firewall 
>> opposite the dash outboard clutch pivot brace.
>>
>> I measured the amount of movement of the clutch rod from rest and 
>> fully depressed. I then worked out the swing of the clutch arm under 
>> the dash and made sure that I was using the full amount of movement. 
>> I have bled the living hell out of the system, and am fairly sure 
>> there is no air in the lines, and had my wife depress the clutch 
>> pedal while I watched the TO arm at the bellhousing move. It moves, 
>> but only about 1/2 way through what I THINK it should move. It does 
>> not disengage the clutch.
>>
>> Can anyone stop a suicide from happening here and suggest a way to 
>> troubleshoot this?
>>
>> I've also noticed that the return spring at the bellhousing is 
>> pulling the arm at an angle, and I'm thinking that this might have 
>> worn the input shaft sleeve, but I'm just guessing....
>>
>> Don
>
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