Sticky clutch mysteriously disappears
#1
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Sticky clutch mysteriously disappears
Ok quick history.....my clutch pedal was sticky...I pulled the fork, slave, etc. and greased everything. Problem would go away for a few weeks, then return. It's been sticky for a few weeks now.
TONIGHT.....On my way home from dinner, there's a lady waving me down who's stuck on the highway with no gas. I pull up, she's got no phone so I make a call for her. The police pull up, and I get out to chat with the cop. At this point my car has been idling for about 5 minutes.
All is good with the lady, so off I go. I get in the car, go to push in the clutch. First thing that comes to mind is something broke. Only to find it was my clutch had returned to normal pedal feel, just like when it was new. It went from stiff to like new in a 5 minute idling period.
Anybody care to speculate what happened? I'd love to have a permanent fix for this. My plan was to grease everything the night before Fall Colors, to get me through thew weekend. But obviously something else is up
TONIGHT.....On my way home from dinner, there's a lady waving me down who's stuck on the highway with no gas. I pull up, she's got no phone so I make a call for her. The police pull up, and I get out to chat with the cop. At this point my car has been idling for about 5 minutes.
All is good with the lady, so off I go. I get in the car, go to push in the clutch. First thing that comes to mind is something broke. Only to find it was my clutch had returned to normal pedal feel, just like when it was new. It went from stiff to like new in a 5 minute idling period.
Anybody care to speculate what happened? I'd love to have a permanent fix for this. My plan was to grease everything the night before Fall Colors, to get me through thew weekend. But obviously something else is up
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Originally Posted by billman250,Sep 6 2005, 07:55 PM
Anybody care to speculate what happened? I'd love to have a permanent fix for this.
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Originally Posted by billman250,Sep 6 2005, 06:55 PM
Only to find it was my clutch had returned to normal pedal feel, just like when it was new. It went from stiff to like new in a 5 minute idling period.
Anybody care to speculate what happened?
Anybody care to speculate what happened?
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Originally Posted by billman250,Sep 6 2005, 09:55 PM
It went from stiff to like new in a 5 minute idling period.
Bill, that's the best I can do with your thread as I have no idea what's going on with the clutch pedal feel .
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It's a mystery, but maybe that's why my clutch never sticks (knocks on wood). My car idles for 10-15 minutes 8-14 times each month while autocrossing!
Relative to XVIPER's comment on splines... here's what the parts look like. Part #1 in the upper drawing is the collar that the TO bearing rides on. Are there splines on that part and the inside of the TO bearing? Or does the fork (#4 upper) hold the outer part of the TO bearing from spinning?
Relative to XVIPER's comment on splines... here's what the parts look like. Part #1 in the upper drawing is the collar that the TO bearing rides on. Are there splines on that part and the inside of the TO bearing? Or does the fork (#4 upper) hold the outer part of the TO bearing from spinning?
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TO does not ride on splines, the disc does. The surface of part #1 is smooth, as is the inside of the TO bearing.
The TO bearing has a high spot on the outside to keep it from spinning, which is held by the fork.
The TO bearing has a high spot on the outside to keep it from spinning, which is held by the fork.