Clutch Operating Lever & Spring

I think it needs more leverage/force to get it moving. That's often the answer.

 

I might have a go tomorrow, just don't want to lever too hard against the bell housing, need to sleep on it...how much force before something else breaks?

 

It needs some sort of puller making but everythings so tight in a small space

You know what im like for taking everything down to component form and refreshing before rebuild steve
And even i gave up on it
You would knack the alloy case before you got enough brute force to make it shift


I look forward to your guide next week on your clever solution to this lmao

 

I've done it and I vaguely remember it putting up a fight, but I had to win because the spring was snapped. Maybe a shock on the end of the rod

 

Just to report that I did it this evening.

A small issue that I hope I can live without, item 42 in the pic got crushed to death. Any thoughts on can I live without this cos it doesn't appear to be an available part (unless someone knows better).

I managed to get the thing off by using a 3 legged gear pulley (4 inch) from machine mart, after I had tried against the washer number 42, I smashed the bush 35 allowing the gear puller to get a good grip around the back of the lever and then the lever moved but with a lot of resistance. So just need to buy the new shaft and bits and then hopefully will be back in business. There was a hell of a burr on the shaft as it came off.

So if I had to do it again, remove the release bearing, slide the shaft out, smash the plastic bushing and then gear pullers, job done. And relax!

 

Is the clutch arm not going to slop about without the plastic bushing?

 

I would have thought the spring is going to wander about too since its centred on the shaft by the bush (42)? Out of interest that bush does not appear to be listed in any of the repair kits currently available so I guess a second hand one will need to be sourced.

 

^this.

 

No, The plastic bushing is being replaced...(part 35). Its the part 42 that's knacked and fits on the outside of the bell housing,

 

Is part 42 not the bush/bearing for the clutch arm?

 

Item 42 is the spring locating collar that fits between the casing and the side of the body of the operating arm. Since it is stepped in section the smaller diameter retains the coil of the spring in position. If this collar is missing given the diameter of the shaft and the larger diameter of the spring coil it will not work properly
ie the loading on the arm will change as the spring moves at random around the shaft. In short its not a component that can be left off.

 

No Snotty (or not on mine) the clutch arm fits (tight!) onto the end of the operating shaft and is held on with the circlip (part 39). The only use for the part 42, as I se it, centers the spring and has a groove for the straight bit of the spring.

As per the picture, it is not shown fitted!

 

Just to close off this thread, I got the offending part from German Supply in Canada, brand new part (also got the heat exchanger support bracket that is not available in uk), cost a fortune with the airmail but all back in order and back to orig.