Clutch Link

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The attached pic shows the problem with the clutch link on this 1929

clutch assembly fitted into the 1926 car. From the flywheel back the only

components that were not in the old rig are the pilot bearing, the recorked

disc and the clutch cover gasket.

Nonetheless, the link would not contract enough to take up the slack in

the mechanism, so I crawled under to look up and make sure the throwout pilot

bushing had not slipped out of place in the fork. Having satisfied myself

that all was well, the link was removed to meet it's destiny with the bench

grinder.

Nobody on this list had raised an alarm when I first proposed this

Draconian remedy, so with no fear of decayed teeth or impotence, the link's

fate was sealed. It didn't occur to me to measure the length before and

after, but something on the order of 3/8" was removed overall. The pedal now

has a good 1" play before the initial slack is out, and another 1" or so

before the pressure builds.

The pedal feels like it stands a chance of releasing the clutch, but only

a trial with a running motor will tell for sure. More material could easily

have been removed to tighten up the action, but it seemed best to just remove

the minimum and await test results.







Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com

Fullerton, California USA



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