I had a similar problem but I believe that it was the opposite end - the pin from the clutch slave pushrod to the release arm - the opposite end of the clutch arm if I read you correctly. Pain in the butt to replace as involved removing the tranny. The second time it happened in the middle of nowhere I just added a spacer in the line of the clutch pushrod and it worked. It actually continued to work just fine for a few years after that until the car met an untimely demise. I don't know that this applies in your case because I'm not sure what the clutch arm would bear against in the absence of the pin. Might be worth a crack though.
I think if I have to were to have the transmission out again I'd add retaining clips or pins to prevent the main pins from falling out. They seem to wear the holes into an oval and then drop out at some point, as you found. Good luck. Mark Sinclair Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:01:59 -0800 From: "Kirk Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Pin Dropped Out, Help Requested Hello, I have a 1968 Mk III with a 1974 OD Tranny in it. Recently the clutch release arm pin fell out of the car. This pin is on the right hand end of the clutch release arm. The pin is just pressed in through holes in the bell housing. I am looking for ideas to enable me to reinstall the pin without taking the transmission/engine out of the car. Right now the arm is no longer lined up with the hole and the clutch only engages about half the distance it used to. I was thinking of removing the starter to see if I can get a wrench on the other end of the release fork and move it back in place and then jam the pin in. Does anyone else have an idea? Thanks, - --- Kirk Crawford AIM:KirkBCraw mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kirkanddonna.com/kirk/spitfire/ 1968 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
