Re: [T3] Clutch cable stretch?

[Hal Sullivan <tristessa@tristessa.us>]

<x-flowed>On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:54 PM, Keith Park wrote:
> The fork that pushes the throwout bearing on the early cars can break 
> one of
> the arms off.  It usually feels a bit different after that happens 
> though.

They can also bend sideways.  Plus some of the replacements available 
aren't that great -- I had one fail shortly after installation when the 
weld holding the arm to the shaft broke, and the cutouts for the 
throwout bearing weren't at all round.

Ultimately, I picked up a Bugpack "heavy duty" version with arms that 
encircle the shaft, and had to re-work it before I was happy.  Welded 
both sides of the arms (was only welded on one side originally), ground 
the cutouts for the bearing, turned down the end to fit the stock 
bearing.  After that everything was peachy for *years*.

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