{tech} transmission issues with 2L Project..

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Did you pull the entire 5th gear cover off, or just the green cap?

Could it be the finger in the cap is cracked, and rotating about the shaft?  I have spares if need
be.

Either way, I'll be calling...

Ron

--- ATS - Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Put tranny in gear, press clutch, arm activates, clutch does not
> age/disengage the clutch out/in gear, pedal feels like it has NO resistance
> at all.
> 
> Alright here is the scoop
> 
> poped the cap off, pulled the bearing out of the tranny and examined the
> push rod, now I know it is reaching all the way to the plate because it had
> a smuge of moly grease on the tip of it when I pulled it out.  the rod is
> the proper lenght and I had a spare bearing (mine looks a little tired but
> nothing mechanically worrisome.
> 
> I reassembled it, and left the cap off.
> 
> pushed the rod in and bearing followed in reset the push arm back in
> position and attached the clutch cable.. at rest the bearing remains stuffed
> in (loose not stuck) like there was no pressure on the front to put it back
> in place, the arm moves freely and pushed onto the bearing/rod assembly..
> but  nothing disengages.
> 
> This sucks, looks like I will be tearing that engine apart again...
> thankfully I did not assembly my sub race frame so I just saved time..
> 
> Brian I probably will have it apart before you get there on saturday.
> 
> any though from anyone what the problem lies with.. I have a 16pp 8v clutch
> kits from sachs and I have a 8.5 lbs lightened flywheel from German Auto.
> 
> 
> 
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> 
> 
> 
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