ponderingjunkman
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Greetings Phil! I've been watching your saga. Disclaimer: Looking at pictures and being far away from your machine- I may be of no help at all, so take the following with a grain of salt!
Bottom line is the new clutch parts are not disengaging. Looks to me like the fingers could be adjusted out further. Try this: Measure from the bellhousing surface to the throwout bearing on the trans with the throwout at full retraction- in other words clutch pedal up. Now measure from bellhousing surface on engine to clutch fingers. The measurements should be very similar to each other, but with a little clearance between throwout and fingers.
Another possibility- is there slack or wear in the pedal pivot, or is the cable ready to break and stretching?
How did the new parts compare with the old? Was the disc thicker, the pressure plate worn, fingers worn down?
Again, it seems like if the fingers were adjusted away from the flywheel, there would be more available movement to pull the pressure plate away from the flywheel, releasing the clutch. Is the throwout bearing seated in the holder all the way giving enough room for this?
It worked once, It will work again! You Will get there! The frustrating part is chasing your tail while jumping thru hoops. Again, my suggestions are just shots in the dark, but I hope they help.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Bottom line is the new clutch parts are not disengaging. Looks to me like the fingers could be adjusted out further. Try this: Measure from the bellhousing surface to the throwout bearing on the trans with the throwout at full retraction- in other words clutch pedal up. Now measure from bellhousing surface on engine to clutch fingers. The measurements should be very similar to each other, but with a little clearance between throwout and fingers.
Another possibility- is there slack or wear in the pedal pivot, or is the cable ready to break and stretching?
How did the new parts compare with the old? Was the disc thicker, the pressure plate worn, fingers worn down?
Again, it seems like if the fingers were adjusted away from the flywheel, there would be more available movement to pull the pressure plate away from the flywheel, releasing the clutch. Is the throwout bearing seated in the holder all the way giving enough room for this?
It worked once, It will work again! You Will get there! The frustrating part is chasing your tail while jumping thru hoops. Again, my suggestions are just shots in the dark, but I hope they help.:thumbsup::thumbsup: