clutch adjustment

[dede911]

Hi,

I have adjusted the clutch (82 SC) according to the procedure explained in 101 projects this means 1,2 mm and then 1 mm with the cable.

When measuring the travel, I recorded 27 mm. I can not reduce this distance by adjusting the pedal stop.

What does this means?

To measuring the 1,2 , do I have to pry between the levers with a screwdriver?

What do you recommend me?

Please reply ASAP because tomorrow morning (european time, I have to go to the rolling road...)

Thx,

André

[Jim727]

André -

Hopefully someone with deeper knowledge of your year will pitch in here (my car is much earlier with a different clutch), but...

No, you don't need to pry with a screwdriver to measure the gap. A feeler gauge should slip in smoothly. There's a bit of an art to using a feeler gauge correctly, but basically it should be exactly straight with the surfaces being gapped and you should feel just the slightest bit of pressure from the metal on both sides. Don't know how else to describe it.

101 suggests that your next adjustment should be at the clevis end of the cable which is at the pedal cluster, and there is a further description of that in 101.

One additional item could be the cable itself. If it's very old it may be stretching, in which case replacement is required.

Jim

[dede911]

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[BrokeMyCar]

Jim's got some good advice for ya. Another piece of advice I've heard is that on an old clutch, with a possibly stretched cable, give up on measuring 1,2 and go with what feels good on the pedal.

In my case I found that I couldn't achieve a stable measurement because the omega-spring had seized.

Good luck,

Babak

[Flieger]

If the clutch disc and flywheel are near the worn end of specification, it may be very hard to get the recommended measurements on the clutch cable.

I agree with the "go with what feels best" procedure.

I am no expert, though.