big-vee-twin
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 02:51 PM |
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Yes that's the one
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
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Jed
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 03:54 PM |
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Looking at the photos that show the amount of travel on the release bearing reminded me of when I did my first Zetec to type 9 conversion on a
Westfield.
I found that I couldn't engage gears properly as it felt that the clutch was dragging. I discovered that if I didn't give it full pedal
travel then it worked fine so my solution was to fit a pedal stop to limit the clutch travel. You've got so much travel on that release bearing
I can't believe that you need more.
Good luck
Jed
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 05:05 PM |
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i had a similar prob with mine,same combo.
i pulled out the pivot that the release arm sits on and tapped the hole to 6mm,screwed a long 6mm bolt with lock nut in and adjusted the bolt head and
therefore the pivot point till all was hunky dory....worth a try with the bellhousing off
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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eddie99
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 10:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
i had a similar prob with mine,same combo.
i pulled out the pivot that the release arm sits on and tapped the hole to 6mm,screwed a long 6mm bolt with lock nut in and adjusted the bolt head and
therefore the pivot point till all was hunky dory....worth a try with the bellhousing off
I might try this tomorrow. Got to find a tap set though... In the meantime today, after engine was out. I decided to have a play with rear wings,
putting the wing piping on and stone guards (that i think have come out really nicely)
 
Left Rear Wing
 
Right Rear Wing
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eddie99
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 01:08 AM |
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Ok hopefully today has been the lucky day. Did above and created a bit more play as well as changing the clutch plate so the very same one but
slightly thinner one i believe.
Got the engine back in the car in a bit of a rush and connected it all back up. Battery was dead but managed to jump start it. Could put it in first
clutch down and pull clutch up and it would move forward. So think this is a good step forward
Think the clutch system might need a bit of tweaking with the hydraulic slave cylinder or maybe just more bleeding....
Very happy to have finally moved forward, and on track for the 9th of july at north weald Just got to finish bleeding clutch, connect up the rad
and hoses, nosecone back on.
Then possibly the first drive on private grounds
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Marcus
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 11:54 AM |
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Ok, don't know if it's relevant here but with a crossflow clutch if you have curved fingers on the cover, you need a flat release bearing
and vice versa, flat and flat don't go....just a thought.
Marcus
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