While waiting for my son to wake up I went to the car with a pry bar to see if it was the thrust washers. I did not put an indicator on the pulley but visually there was little to no travel so I assume I am still within the upper limit of acceptable end float. There certainly was not enough travel to suggest the washers were gone/missing/badly worn.
I think the clutch pedal was catching about 1/3 of the travel up from the floor. We have already pulled the starter and bell housing bolts so there is no way to test this again for a while.
I will put a C-clamp on the slave cylinder and press the pedal to see how firm it gets. I have a new slave (purchased years ago) ready to install so I may put that on "just because" and also check (with the c-clamp on the slave) that the master is building up pressure.
I will be very discouraged if I find out this is yet another failed pressure plate.
Doug L.
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: Doug it sounds like it isn't getting full
: release???
: When you start it in gear, how is the
: pedal release/engagement height, as
: compared to normal? It should be about
: halfway down/up. If it's lower than
: that, I would check hydraulics first
: and make sure that there is sufficient
: release travel. The fact that the
: reservoir is full suggests that it
: isn't caused by a leak but the master
: cylinder could have an internal bypass.
: If it is getting enough travel, then it
: gets ugly...
: Glen
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: My son has experienced a problem with
: the
: Spitfire. He suddenly cannot select
: any gear at idle. Pushing the lever is
: like pushing against a brick wall. You
: can select gears with the engine off
: and you can put the car in gear, then
: start the engine (once it is warm).
:
: The pressure plate is about 2 years
: old, the release bearing less than a
: year. I pulled the slave back and
: found that it was still actuating when
: the pedal was pressed and the reservoir
: level in the master is full.
:
: I bought a decent clutch kit from Ted
: at TSI last time so I doubt it is the
: pressure plate again. I will be
: checking the crank axial play this
: morning in fear that it is the thrust
: bearings. If it's not the thrust
: bearings we'll pull the gearbox to look
: at the clutch in detail.
:
: Do you guys have any suggestions for
: other areas to check?
:
: Thanks,
: Doug L.
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