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| posted on 2/8/07 at 06:01 PM |
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clutch PITA
Hi all, Was out in the car yesterday, it was a lovely sunny day, all was well when the gear change started to get clunkythen after a blast down the
dual carriageway the clutch went completly. Having just opened it up to see the problem it's a repeat of an orignal fault i found in that the
clutch pivot lever had warn away, i had replaced the lever and that had fixed it, but this one has only lasted 120 miles, so the question is is
this a known problem with zx clutches? if so is there an upgrade / mod for it? it will be a real PITA if this keeps happening any comments / advice?
ATB Roger
[Edited on 2/8/07 by rpm]
 
Rescued attachment clutch lever 003.jpg
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blue2cv
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| posted on 2/8/07 at 07:43 PM |
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Does this engine have a pushrod, if so it would seem that the rod is spinning and wearing the arm at its alarming rate, is there a bearing in the
cover plate that is siezed and causing the problem, the old way was to have a 2 piece push rod with a ball bearing in the middle to act as friction
reducer. Hope my waffle is of some help
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 2/8/07 at 07:47 PM |
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Do you have a "stop" on the clutch pedal ?
If not are you pushing the pedal to far causing the problem ?
Remember the clutch is designed to be operated by one/two fingers, your using the strongest muscles in your body to operate it.
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| posted on 2/8/07 at 08:09 PM |
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Thanks for the replies' to answer the lever pulls on the clutch center lift shaft and the bearings in the cover are ok. jon, i haven't
got a stop i hadn't thought of that as the clutch actuates about half way down, but you may have something there so i'll investigate that,
cheers Roger
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 2/8/07 at 08:22 PM |
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I set the stop just enough to release the clutch and no more, I also fit a stop on the throttle too to prevent stretching the cable.
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