Thanks for that guys. Makes sense that the carrier thingo is too long. FYI I used the pressure plate it got with the L28 which I assume (didn't say) is from the L28, however I used the L24/standard 240Z 5-speed carrier thingo. That'd do it.
So I'll just need a shorter carrier bearing or put on my old pressure plate? Regards, Dave >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 8/30/02, 12:20:42 AM, "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding RE: 240Z clutch backwards?!?!: > Yep, Richard is correct here, but you'd think if the carrier was too long > that fitting the slave rod etc would have been a bit difficult. Usually if > the carrier is way too long, the release fork will pop off the pivot bolt > when you engage the splines and then you cant get the trannie located all > the way in - I guess if you get it in far enough to get the bolts started > and then you can wind them up with a ratshit to pull the trannie into place. > That would certainly jam things up against the pressure plate pretty bad. > David did say in his post that he had a bit of difficulty getting it all to > line up and the box to locate... > I assumed the all of the original bits were used, but it could be that the > 280Z pressure plate and release bearing was used and not the 240Z, and then > may be you've got different release arm etc coming into play, didn't 240Z > have an adjustable arrangement like the original 1600's. You've got to be so > careful mixing and matching Nissan clutch stuff. I hope this is the problem > as it wont involve a lot of expense to correct, cause the problem that I > originally thought of is not a nice one to recover from in most cases. > regards > Terry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Clough > Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2002 10:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 240Z clutch backwards?!?! > Sounds like the length of your throwout bearing carrier is too long for the > pressure plate thickness. > It is a pretty common problem to have a pressure plate that is already > thrown on assembly, if the bearing carrier is too long. It sounds even more > likely as you say that you had some difficulty pushing the engine and > gearbox together. Pressure plates and bearing carriers have to be a matched > pair. > Why does it engage when you hit the pedal? My guess it the already thrown > pressure plate allows the thowout race carrier to move further forward and > connect with the clutch plate, spinning it up, or "engaging" it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2002 14:28 PM > Subject: 240Z clutch backwards?!?! > > Guys, > > > > Ok there the story (i tend to write them long-winded sorry): > > > > L24 died, brought L28 (supercharged but thats a different issue). > > Got a clutch with the L28 took it to local clutch place. "yes sir > > pressure plate is fine, you'll need a new friction plate". Brought new > > friction plate. > > Assembled engine/clutch, notes: didn't clean my hands before putting on > > the clutch so there might be a smear of grease (very light smear) on the > > flywheels side, and also had a bit of difficulty getting the engine onto > > g-box (as you do) so the engine ended up being partially supported by the > > g/box for like a couple of seconds. > > Anyway, finally put the whole thing together and kicked it into life, > > loud as hell coz no exhaust and heres the punch line: > > > > The clutch it working backwards!! > > > > If you don't have your foot on the clutch you can change gears and put it > > fully into gear etc etc. and if its in gear when you put your foot on the > > clutch the car starts to move! Ie the clutch starts to but doesn't fully > > engage while PUSHING ON THE CLUTCH! > > > > So my question is: What the hell have i done?! How is this possible?!?! > > > > The clutch place said it might be the spline in the middle of the > > friction place (brand new) has been bent by the weight of the engine and > > the friction plate is now sitting crocked or something? I dunno.. it just > > doesn't seem possible to me. Oh and the actuator arm moves correctly and > > everything and i checked its pointed on the pivot point correctly before > > assembly. > > > > Any clues guys? I imagine i'll be pulling the engine out.. again.. > > grrrrrrrr... > > Thanks, > > > > Dave > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
