Argh, so close. My '65 has been off the road for almost 30 years. The body work is done, as is the paint. New wiring, all electrical components reinstalled and working. Rebuilt engine (runs) and trans linkage (trans was good all those years ago), new exhaust. Found the title, no mean feat after two moves and all those years.
So I go to drive it for the first time and I get grinding gears. ARGH. New steel flywheel (https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-m-6375-c302b), new Luk clutch kit (https://www.summitracing.com/parts/luk-07-014), new master and slave cylinders; it's all new. Line is bled, I can see the clutch fork more. I removed the clutch rod and cleaned it up so I could adjust it to be a bit longer.
Now, with the car on jack stands I can disengage the clutch (pedal to the floor) and shift into first, when I let the clutch pedal out the rear wheels rotate as they should, when I depress the clutch pedal again the rear tires continue to rotate. If I brake with the clutch pedal depressed the rear wheels stop, but when I release the brakes the rear wheels spin again. It seems as if the clutch is not releasing or not releasing completely when the pedal is depressed.
Thoughts? Thinks I should try? Should I lengthen the push rod more? Anyone have issues with the parts I've used?
Thanks for any input, I really want to get this back on the road.
Tom
B9473100
So I go to drive it for the first time and I get grinding gears. ARGH. New steel flywheel (https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-m-6375-c302b), new Luk clutch kit (https://www.summitracing.com/parts/luk-07-014), new master and slave cylinders; it's all new. Line is bled, I can see the clutch fork more. I removed the clutch rod and cleaned it up so I could adjust it to be a bit longer.
Now, with the car on jack stands I can disengage the clutch (pedal to the floor) and shift into first, when I let the clutch pedal out the rear wheels rotate as they should, when I depress the clutch pedal again the rear tires continue to rotate. If I brake with the clutch pedal depressed the rear wheels stop, but when I release the brakes the rear wheels spin again. It seems as if the clutch is not releasing or not releasing completely when the pedal is depressed.
Thoughts? Thinks I should try? Should I lengthen the push rod more? Anyone have issues with the parts I've used?
Thanks for any input, I really want to get this back on the road.
Tom
B9473100