hey gang, well mad-mk1 is running, now i have to organise the clutch, i am hoping to do taht this weekend!

now what need s doing, ima clutch noob, im pretty sure everythings there.

sorry to be so unhelpful



cheers jamie

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Someones obviously had problems with the clutch before looking at the bent arm and adjustible rod in the slave cylinder , best get some spares on standby for when you start sorting it out as I suspect there may be some surprises . How bad is it at the moment ?

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its never been hooked up in the car, ujust hadthe whole subby put in, im just not sure where to go from here,

motors done 200ks since rebuild...

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

i spy with my little eye..................

Return spring has gone AWOL

Adjust according to the manual & see how you go

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

I would certainly look at buying a new clutch arm, top and bottom clevis pins and a clutch return spring. Easy to fit. I had a bent clutch arm like that in my car when I got it, I replaced it with a new one and a new clutch shuttle and fixed all of my clutch problems. Until the clutch shuttle wore out somewhat quickly - I always use unworn original items now as the new ones seem to be a bit average.

Yea that adjustable slave rod spells trouble..

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

I have an adjustable clutch rod on my car, I could never figure out why my clutch slowly stopped working until I realised the clutch push rod was adjusting itself shorter and shorter....

the mini clutch is self adjusting yeah?

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people say keep ya friends close and you enemies closer BAH I say keep your friends close and your enemies at maximum effective range.

Yes, you adjust it yourself.

ok my clutch engages when my pedal is almost to the floor..................how do u adjust the clutch......

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people say keep ya friends close and you enemies closer BAH I say keep your friends close and your enemies at maximum effective range.

Wind the clutch arm stop out, it is situated on the clutch cover. 7/16 bolt by the way and dont forget to lock it up afterwards.

Dont over adjust it though. Go a flat or two at a time.

Matt

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and make sure there's a bit of clearance btw the stop and the clutch arm, say at least 5-10 thou

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

ok kids ima we bit lost.

i bled it, probably not well enough, but i have a we bit of clutch, but not much at all......

what do i do to g about adjusting it?


also ona nother note, it backfires every now and tehn through the carby, how can i fix this. i ahve turned the dizzy to teh radiator side, but now teh vacuum trupety thing hits the oil cooler hose, and cant go no further...




any help much appriiciated.

clutch teh most. i wnated it finished for a important thing on friday.


cheers jamie

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

http://www.minimania.com/web/SCatagory/CLUTCH/DisplayType/Technical%20Information/DisplayID/153/ArticleV.cfm


read



learn


cheers
michael

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66 Mini Minor sponsored by http://www.lifeonthehedge.com.au/ The Dog Harness Specialists
It was a pleasure ausmini. I'll miss all you misfits and reprobates

i only really got teh technical bits, on why things do what they do, not really how to fix it.

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar