Well, the way I figured it was that the plates are under load or spring tension all the time and at the rear of the pack, so, they are already compressed, as you pull the clutch in, the clutch arm pushes on the rod/pressure plate, this compressed the springs to their limit. The longer springs I got from mg, well were longer which gave the springs more travel to be able to disengage the plates all the way.. right? right...:-)
Kev
-----Original Message----- From: joe jump [mailto:jum-@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:33 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Clutch weirdness
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Gregs, As I recalled, I used the same spacers that came with Junkyard (71 Ambo) to mount the 850T 5-speed into it's frame. I checked my Eldo parts manual that I had previously downloaded from Moe's site & compared it to the 750 parts manual, 2nd edition at This Old Tractor. Both parts manuals show the spacers as identical left & right, and both machines share the same part number 1242 9800.
Kev- don't quite follow how short clutch springs wouldn't allow the clutch to disengage - sure you didn't mean springs that were too long, coil bound, preventing disengagement? Wouldn't short
springs apply less pressure to the clutch pack, allowing the clutch to slip?
Joe in St Louis 850T-Powered Ambo "Junkyard"
Greg Field wrote:
Sounds like someone used 4-speed spacers with this ELdo. More
wierdness.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 06:55 AM, Greg Bender wrote:
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Forgot to mention, if you need "official" measurements, I can take
the
bolt out tonight and let you know what they are. Just let me know.
Greg Bender wrote:
Ah ha! I originally thought you were referring to the alignment spacers that fit in the bellhousing so that the alignment of the engine-transmission is not completely depending on the studs.
But now, I see that you are referring the aluminum spacers that fit
on
either side of the transmission, through which the large
transmission
mounting bolt is slid.
I just measured these on my Ambo with a 4 speed...still mounted, so
they
are close, but not *perfect* measurements:
Right side = 42 mm Left side = 57 mm
I don't know what they should be for an Eldo with a 5 speed, but I thought I'd toss these numbers out, anyway. Perhaps something got switched at some point in the bike's life???
Greg Field wrote:
5. As long as the transmission and engine mate properly, I don't suppose there is anything wrong with the trans spacer being longer on one
side than the other...perhaps it just worked out of the aluminum case?
I figure the frame must be bent or something. Complicatd greatly
my
efforts to get the swingarm aligned with the tranny output.
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