Posted by Keith in Washington on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 3:24PM :
In Reply to: Re: Double clutch posted by Steve K. Calif. on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 2:43PM :
You should have about 1 1/2" to 2" of peddle travel before it gets significantly harder to depress the peddle. This is the point where the throw out bearing has engaged and is starting to push against the clutch pressure plate springs. On the other end if you start the engine depress the clutch and wait a few seconds for the transmission to stop spinning you should be able to go into any gear with out any grinding. You may not be able to get into all gears due to the position of the gears in the transmission. But if you let the clutch out a little and wait again you should be able to get into most or all gears. If you can not get into gear without grinding then one of three things is happening. 1) The clutch disk, flywheel or pressure plate is warped and is slightly dragging and turning the transmission. 2) The clutch needs to be adjusted as it is not fully releasing. Adjust the clutch at the forks that attaches between the clutch peddle and shaft entering the bell housing. Make sure that you leave a little peddle freeplay when you first depress the clutch. 3) The clutch linkage or peddle bushing are worn or the throwout bearing or clutch disk or pressure plate are dirty or corroded and are not moving freely. (in this case resurface the fly wheel and replace the pressure plate, clutch disk and throw out bearing. If the bushing in the peddle is worn it can also be replaced. Also check the fork pins and levers for wear and replace if needed.