Subject: Re: SW Missouri campout
Author: Ted Ward
Date: May 13, 2005, 9:08 AM
Post ID: 1718860851
Would have been nice to see you Joe. We had a pretty good time, though like
I said we barely experienced the campout due to the nonstop riding :)
What happened was I *thought* the clutch wouldn't engage. I had my buddy
push me so I could shift into first, then everything began working again and
I realized the problem was the clutch WAS engaged, and wasn't disengaging,
though the levers and cable were both still moving freely.
Maybe the rod got too hot and swelled up and wouldn't slide back or maybe
the cones disentegrated somehow and prevented the rod from sliding smoothly.
Anyway its now leaking gear oil so I have a set of seals on the way and will
be investigating soon.
Thanks for the help.
Ted Ward
----- Original Message -----
From: "joe jump" <jum-@hotmail.com>
Ted,
Sorry I missed that campout, but I'm saving up all my kitchen
passes for Mid-Ohio.
When your cable goes slack, that indicates the pressure plate
is staying in the "clutch released" or "disengaged" position, or as you
said, the clutch rod has bored through the bushing in the pressure
plate. If the former were the case, you wouldn't be moving anywhere
because the engine would stay disengaged from the transmission; if the
latter you would get no disengagement until repaired. You mentioned
something about your buddy giving you a push - was that because you got
no disengagement? Is there something silly happening with the clutch
operating lever on the gearbox? More info please.