Clutch Install Problem

[hanyou]

hey guys jus trying to find out wats wrong with my clutch install.. storry so far is its been at the workshop since last week saturday (17th) umm they've told me the clutch is not engaging into gears.. its a os giken twin plate clutch.. its got new plates and comes with a lightened flywheel.... could anyone tell me what is wrong?.. i wana get it sorted asap cuz its my daily driver

[kjb_r33]

hey guys jus trying to find out wats wrong with my clutch install.. storry so far is its been at the workshop since last week saturday (17th) umm they've told me the clutch is not engaging into gears.. its a os giken twin plate clutch.. its got new plates and comes with a lightened flywheel.... could anyone tell me what is wrong?.. i wana get it sorted asap cuz its my daily driver

I had this same problem after putting my new clutch in (replaced a button clutch). Turned out the pdeal box was cracked, everytime i pushed the clutch in the craked flexed open, was not completly releasing clutch.

[hanyou]

do u kno how much that cost u to fix?.. lol was ur clutch working fine before they replaced yours?.. cause mine was working perfect jus slipping in the higher gears?..

[hanyou]

pedal box wasnt the problem.. its got new plates in it so workshop is checking if the plates are right for that clutch... other then that could anything else be it?!

[CruiseLiner]

its the slave cylinder isnt travelling far enough to disengage the clutch, especially being a twin plate it needs to travel further and i got my slave cylinder sleeved to make it travel abit further and its fine now.

the other option is to put washers on the pivot ball the fork pivots on to make it move closer to the engine when fully pressed.

hard to explain but i had my gtr box in and out about 8-10 times in a matter of days attepting to sort the problem. (not fun when doin it at home in the garage with a trolley jack and a 1 tonne gearbox)

i think u need to find a new workshop if they cant even work that out

cheers

Brad

Edited June 25, 2006 by CruiseLiner

[hanyou]

sweet mate ill let em kno!.. but im pretty sure they wouldve checked that! thanks for that

[turboedsloth]

sounds like they havent adjusted the master cylinder right. thats why there is a screw on the end of the master cylinder rod

[MANWHOR3]

There is no need to do any of that stuff. changing slave cylinder would make it nicer, but it will still work without it.

Are you using the right length bolts? all OS clutches need shorter bolts. If not, it might actually not be connected at all.

[T04GTR]

ummm. i think you havent used the "shorter" release bearing carrier. or the wrong realese bearing.

they are differant.

the bearing is a datsun 1600 item. the carier should be 12-14mm one. using no dust boot.