Re: Complete Clutch disengagement

[JALFAjr@xxxxxxx]

Erik,

I was having the same problem with my 1750 last fall after a day at the 
track. I looked at all of the usual things, but the release fork was moving 
about 5/8 inch at the bell housing, so it didn't appear to be the pivot pin 
(not split), master cylinder (two years old), hose (two years old), or slave 
cylinder (two years old).  

As of right now, I still have no definite idea what is causing the problem, 
but I have a suspect as outlined below. 

I was planning on removing the trans this past winter for synchro 
replacement, and now the trans is off the car.  I have not checked the clutch 
itself closely, but a cursory look at it seemed to indicate it was okay.  But 
I will check further.

The only thing that is even remotely suspicious, is that there appears to be 
a worn place on the fork that looks like it was made by the fork coming off 
the pivot point at the standard place and pivoting on another spot.  I looked 
at the clip holding the throwout bearing onto the fork, and it was really 
loose on one side.  Also, the clip that holds the fork to the pivot did not 
seem to be all that strong, so I ordered a new one with the synchros.  The 
new pivot clip appears to be significantly stronger (metal fatigue probably). 
 

I should have the trans back together this weekend and on the car.  I will 
let you know what I find out.  If you get some other advice, I would 
appreciate your passing it along.

John Justus
1971 1750 GT Veloce
1995 164Q
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