Subject: RE: SW Missouri campout
Author: joe jump
Date: May 12, 2005, 8:36 AM
Post ID: 1718854202
Ted,
Sorry I missed that campout, but I'm saving up all my kitchen
passes for Mid-Ohio.
When your cable goes slack, that indicates the pressure plate
is staying in the "clutch released" or "disengaged" position, or as you
said, the clutch rod has bored through the bushing in the pressure
plate. If the former were the case, you wouldn't be moving anywhere
because the engine would stay disengaged from the transmission; if the
latter you would get no disengagement until repaired. You mentioned
something about your buddy giving you a push - was that because you got
no disengagement? Is there something silly happening with the clutch
operating lever on the gearbox? More info please.
Ted Ward wrote:
Went last weekend to Anderson MO. Only one other loop (Luap McGeevers) but I never met the owner. Fun trip, there are a unlimited number of awesome roads in that part of the country. Right where Oklahoma, Arakansas and Missouri meet. We tried every highway we saw (no maps) and it would twist and turn for 10 or 15 miles and come out within about 5 miles of where we started. Rode back in moderately heavy rain on Sunday morning, still better than setting on the couch. The Eldo was great, probably its first real ride in 20 years. A weird thing happened. After riding all day I pulled up to a stop sign and the clutch was slack. I killed it and looked at things. The clutch cable was still in place and both levers moved, with no resistance. First thing I thought of was somebody describing the clutch rod as a "very dull drill bit" but I had my buddy push me to get going in first and suddenly it was working again. Apparently the clutch had simple failed to pop back out after I had engaged it. Happened about 5 more times in 15 minutes, then never again. I have NO idea what was going on. I had the clutch apart not too long ago, so it couldn't have too much crud built up in it. The only other problem is I am now losing lots of oil through the drain hole under the clutch. I am guessing this is due to a bad seal for the motor and/or the tranny. Does replacement of the seals entail much other than separating the engine and transmission and replacing the seals? Ted |
Joe in St Louis
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