Re: [ihc] Joel's clutch again

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 8:43 AM 4/2/04, Jim Grammer wrote:
>Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 09:19:10 -0700
>From: Joel M Brodsky <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: [ihc] 12" clutches and I'm sick of it already!
>
>I didn't see an adjustment like that.  It appears that the fulcrum is a
>stud that is bolted (nutted really) to the pressure plate basket.  If I
>remove the nut retaining the fulcrum, then the whole finger pivot assembly
>is loose inside the basket, no?
>
>Joel, none of the 12 spring clutches I have offer any adjustability at the
>fulcrum. They are as you describe, the fulcrum block has a threaded end
>which protrudes through the back of clutch cover and is held in place with a
>fixing nut.

What I was trying to say yesterday is that on SOME of those, the nut
doesn't have to be screwed down all the way. There are flats on the end of
the stud, and an outer collar on the nuts which can be pinched over the
flats to hold the adjustment.

Greg

>
>You have the release forks even in height, but are they all the correct
>distance from the flywheel face?
>
>Sure you have the 'long' throwout bearing? Sorry if you've already answered
>that one in an earlier post...
>
>Jim