Fwd: Re: clutch problems

["Jeff" <tark_terra@domain.elided>]

Let me try this again
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DATE: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:47:32
From: "Jeff" <tark_terra@domain.elided>
To: "Jeff" <tark_terra@domain.elided>, "IHCdigest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>, "Kurt McDowell" <gmcd@domain.elided>, "Howard R Pletcher" <n9ads@domain.elided>

OK Kurt, Roy I and others who care,
I pulled my engine and tranny out today (again) to investigate and switch things around.  As I said, both throw out "retainers or collars"  were the same (both truck models??).  That is, the distance from the bearing surface to the surface where the fork acts on is about 2" for both. Actually the one I measured was 1.960".  It seems like it would need to be about 2.5".
  Kurt, Howard, anyone, could you get the length of that dimension that I should have (or the one I do have and confirm it as wrong)?  Then I'll know for sure, and I may need to buy the correct one.  And if you have a part number for the correct one, that would be a huge help too.
  BTW, I reversed the throw out fork, it gave me more throw, but it looks like I will have clearance problems from the clamp bolt in the fork to the surface of the pressure plate.  I think I had it in right, but I am just using the wrong throw out retainer in both cases.  The Scout's PO was a pretty aware guy, he used to be a service manager at an IH garage.  But, maybe he thought there would be no difference in the throw out collars....
TIA
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Layda,
Tark
'77 Terra 345/T19/D20
   Survivor of '98 Scout Nationals
'80 Scout II 304/T19/D300
   Clean machine





On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:21:55   Kurt McDowell wrote:
>Jeff-
>    I'm not sure about your'e Terms, I't probably be more clear if I had a Trany sitin infront of
>me. The part i'm talking about is the throwout bearing retainer It is the meatal thing that rides up and
>down the shaft.W/grease fitting on it. the Retainer has a bearing pressed onto one end. You should get a new bearing pressed
>on It. It IS NOT a one piece unit. The retainer is shorter for trucks and longer for scouts.
>I will measure my old retainer(short/truck) in my parts bin. and let you know its dimensions later on today.
>If you'res is wrong, You canget a new one through the mail for about 40$.
>
>There is another problem that can cause your situation. When you screwed down the pressure plate,
>how far did the fingers go in? They are NOT suposed to go in all the way. If youre disc
>is too thick, as mine is, the fingers will go to far in. I fixed it by puting .060" spacers (washers) between
>the pressure plate and the flywheel. I do not recomend this as, this could inhibit heat conduction from the
>hot pressure plate to the cooler flywheel, making the pressure plate warp. My clutch disc is .400"
>I think It should be about .250" Can anyone confirm this.
>
>
>You're problem could be either one ofthese, both, or somthing else i dont know about.
>With mine, BOTH were wrong. I got real good at droping my trany :-)
>I susspect ther's a nation wide problem with the auto part books/computers that gives
>scouts too thick clutches.
>
>Good luck, Dont give up hope, i know this can be frustating. I was about ready to pour gasoline all over
>my scout and set it afire last summer. (Just kidding guys)
>
>accualy,this is my second time typing this message. my computer locked up just as i was about to
>send it before. I was about to set fire to my computer too.
>
>Grant
>
>
>


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