I'm confident the disk is in the right way - it'd only go in on way. The pivot ball was replaced at the same time as the clutch as a precaution and I've checked the fork is secure today (had a pivot ball fail before and the fork was loose). There is a clonk/clank on pedal depression/release though and I just can't imagine what is causing it?? Steve. www.slowmx5.com
----- Original Message ---- From: Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Steve Willington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Ray Ayala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 29 March, 2008 10:31:03 PM Subject: RE: Clutch problems <!-- _filtered {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} p {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";} span.EmailStyle18 {font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif";color:black;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {} --> The other things could be disk in backwards or an issue with the pivot ball and fork. Most likely it’s in the hydraulics. Larry White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99CSP Silver Bullet 1992Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger Whooosh 2004Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net Masters Miata RAGS 074 From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Willington Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 3:54 PM To: Ray Ayala; [email protected] Subject: Re: Clutch problems I sorta guessed that and is the reason I went with theshorter new rod. Still was hoping it might be a quick fix to give me morepeddle travel. How much adjustment is there in the MX5 hydraulic system? How will I know whenI have adjusted it too far? BTW could there be anything mechanically wrong to give me these issues? PerhapsI am concentrating on the hydraulic system and should be looking elsewhere? Steve. www.slowmx5.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Ray Ayala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Steve Willington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 29 March, 2008 5:15:24 PM Subject: Re: Clutch problems Push rod length is immaterial unless there is a gap at the end of the push rod when at rest. A slightly smaller bore in the slave or a slightly larger bore in the master will improve the situation. Note that new cylinders tend to have a smaller bore and rebuilt ones tend to have a larger bore. You might want to take your master cylinder to a shop to have the bore enlarged but if you over-do it the slave piston may extend too much and possibly even eject from its bore. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Willington To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:10 AM Subject: Clutch problems All, Looking for ideas on a clutch problem I'm having. I installed a new clutchassembly and flywheel a wheel a few months back. Initially it would notdisengage properly at all but after breaking it in it got a lot better - but itstill dis-engages just off the floor (lower than my ACT xtreme). Just recentlyit has occasionally refused to let me put the car into gear at all, especiallywhen cold. It also seems to get a little worse the longer the clutch is down(although it bits practically on the floor so any change is noticeable). I changed the slave cylinder today to see if this would help - and it has madeno difference, if anything, made things a little worse. On installing I noticedthat the new slave cylinder 'push rod' is a little shorter than the original,by about 3 or 4mm (i.e. the distance between contacting the slave cylinders pistonand the point the rod contacts the clutch release fork). Would installing theslightly longer rod give me more peddle travel/adjustment? Would replacing the master cylinder help at all? Anything else I can try? Thepeddle has been adjusted as far as it can be. Steve. www.slowmx5.com _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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