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Offline benjam_in

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Clutch
« on: 19 September 2003, 15:04 »
Clutch is ruined! Well slipping under load, is there anyway of adjusting it or should i invest in a new clutch?
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Offline adyh

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Re:Clutch
« Reply #1 on: 19 September 2003, 15:12 »
I think the test is to pull off , go to third gear and boot it . If it slips then you need a new one.
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Offline richandhazel

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Re:Clutch
« Reply #2 on: 19 September 2003, 15:19 »
Could try slackening the cable but chances are its on its way out.
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Re:Clutch
« Reply #3 on: 19 September 2003, 15:27 »
I recon its on its way out! Happened once about a month ago then big time last night (was working it well hard) it was ok this morning then was crusing round milton keynes on me lunch and it started playing up again! Is the cable easy to adjust? does a little movement make a big difference?
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Re:Clutch
« Reply #4 on: 19 September 2003, 15:41 »
Its a trickey one , how high is your biting point. It sounds like you need a new one though .
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Re:Clutch
« Reply #5 on: 19 September 2003, 15:49 »
About top side of the middle!  :-\
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Re:Clutch
« Reply #6 on: 19 September 2003, 16:10 »
i would say new clutch then . Although i am prepared to stand corrected
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Offline richandhazel

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Re:Clutch
« Reply #7 on: 19 September 2003, 17:09 »
You should have around an inch of free play, in other words you should feel very little resistance for the first inch of pedal movement. If its tight all the way then slacken the cable.......worth a go.

Top side of middle does sound quite high as if the cable wouldn't hurt to be slackened. Slackening it will lower the biting point.
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Re:Clutch
« Reply #8 on: 20 September 2003, 13:04 »
Once it starts to slip i think its had it !
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Re:Clutch
« Reply #9 on: 20 September 2003, 16:34 »
Yeah you're almost certainly right, I just thought it might be worth checking that the cable isn't holding the clutch on a tad.
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