Check the splines on the inside diameter of the flywheel.
GF
On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 05:31 AM, Ian Adkins wrote:
Hi all,
I originally sent this but I got booted from Loopframe for some reason. Anyone else have this problem?
Anyways....hope you all can help with the grabbing clutch mystery...Ian
Hi All,
I recently bought an Eldo which had a grabby (very grabby when warm) clutch in first gear. Many of you put your 2 pennies in hoping to get that coveted prize (bragging rights).
The general concensus was that the problem would be the tranny input hub. My thought was a warped intermediate plate. Maybe springs that had different spring forces? Bad clutch plates?
OK....Ed and I pulled the engine this morn and pulled the tranny. Input hub...perfect with no discernable wear. Clutch plates looked new and the teeth were good. Intermediate plate looked fine as did all the other bits and pieces in there. The only thing was that there appeared to be quite a bit of brownish dust in there which I figure must be from the clutch plates. The push rod was straight and looked well lubed.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Any way I sort this out without having to reassemble the engine and give it a go?
The good news about having to pull the engine....noticed the rear main was leaking oil.....the oil piping was too....need new crush washers, and the other oil pipe (the one with a gasket) looked like it was seeping too. Nice to know that there pulling the engine will benefit in two ways.
Oh...by the way...if you are thinking that oil got onto the clutch plates....didn't happen. Leaking was very minor.