Author Topic: One side of my clutch fork seems to have fallen off  (Read 2819 times)

Offline Chryco Psycho

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Re: One side of my clutch fork seems to have fallen off
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2014 - 03:58:47 AM »
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Re: One side of my clutch fork seems to have fallen off
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2014 - 04:25:11 AM »
Yeah,  :2thumbs: is just how I feel about it, too!

But there's one nagging question. The clutch pedal has an "over center" spring on it that'll pull the pedal back the last inch, but the spring in the clutch doesn't quite pull the pedal back far enough for the over center spring to take over. The spring that goes alongside the fork rod is relaxed at this point, and can't help.

Do I need to lengthen the fork rod by moving the adjusting nut aft? I'm concerned about moving it too far aft and so having the throwout bearing constantly engaged.
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Re: One side of my clutch fork seems to have fallen off
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2014 - 10:46:00 AM »
Yes , lengthen the rod a bit more once the overcenter spring takes over you will have the free play you need

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