nathanfreke
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So, I did a manual conversion on my truck and recently I noticed it very hard to select gears when stationary and the clutch not releasing properly making shifting difficult sometimes.
I figured the slave cylinder needed shimming so decided to pull the box to do some measurements and shim appropriately.
When I pulled the box, I found quite a few interesting things.
Firstly, the centre force clutch had shed its metal ring, so that was the first thing to drop out of the bell housing once I split it. All the weights were just loose, and once the input shaft was removed, they fell out.
Next up, the slave cylinder seems to be broken. I can't remember what they look like from new, but i'm guessing it shouldn't look like the pictures?
Then I noticed 2 huge cracks around the bell housing, probably the explanation of the clutch release issues.
All this gear was brand new, and has covered a maximum of 3000 miles. Not been driven particularly hard either.
Pics for your perusal.... anyone experienced similar?
I figured the slave cylinder needed shimming so decided to pull the box to do some measurements and shim appropriately.
When I pulled the box, I found quite a few interesting things.
Firstly, the centre force clutch had shed its metal ring, so that was the first thing to drop out of the bell housing once I split it. All the weights were just loose, and once the input shaft was removed, they fell out.
Next up, the slave cylinder seems to be broken. I can't remember what they look like from new, but i'm guessing it shouldn't look like the pictures?
Then I noticed 2 huge cracks around the bell housing, probably the explanation of the clutch release issues.
All this gear was brand new, and has covered a maximum of 3000 miles. Not been driven particularly hard either.
Pics for your perusal.... anyone experienced similar?