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i went to see if the car moves today for the first time since build

it has a new alcon clutch and new ford cable

when i press the clutch fully i get a grinding noise

i can still get it into gear and if i go 3/4 way downand not fully but something isnt rite

ive spoken to martin @ reyland and he said that it could be travelling too far and that the clucth forks are being pushed into the plate which sounds logical

so has anyone had this before and is there a temp fix for it unless i can manage to get the money together in time to go hydraulic which i should of done in the first place

the ratchet system works fine on the pedal aswell

any ideas

 

bttt

 

I had simlar on mine but it ended up been the cover that was fooked, ended up taking box off 3 times to find that out, and changed ratachet, cable, spigot, and the box as i was reliably informed that the cover had only done 300 miles since fitting,

 

the cover is brand new though

 

It is over tensioned just release the tension, lift pedal up with one hand and PUSH against the ratchet part with the other hand/thumb all the way it will then start the tension over again, sounds like someone has inadvertently pressed the pedal with out box/clutch attached.
tabetha

 

First question I asked him.. Sadly it is not over tensioned.

 

everything is tensioned corect, ratchet works etc, ive even tried resetting the ratchet to start again but its still the same

 

make a adjuster for the cable so you can slaken it of a littel

 

anymore info?

 

i couldnt select with my new ap clutch changed to a escort cable a little shorter worked fine

 

would a standard clutch cable help,the ones that have 2 17mm nuts to adjust the length at the bell housing?

 

it is a new std clucth cable mate

didnt know there was variations though

i just carnt understand why its pulling the release bearing so far in as everything is on correct but something isnt rite

 

did you use a 4x4 release bearing? as 2wd is different.is the lever arm located on the pin in the bellhousing?

 

yes new 4wd release bearing

yes as i had to change the arm before i fitted it as the arm was just falling off so replaced one that made sure doent come off

properly has me confused and i dont want to drive the car incase i really mess it up

 

was the clutch arm the same length?could also be the clutch ratchet as there are different sizes with different ratios.

 

yes i made sure they were exactly the same before fitting it

the pedal box is out of a sapphire cosworth, same pedals the engine and box came out of

 

could it be that the release bearing is not properly clipped into the arm?
would not move as the bearing is located on the input shaft

 

the relase bearing is fine im 100%

as i can select gears fine etc if i put the clutch 3/4s down

but if i was to fully depress the clutch as you would do normally driving (well i do anyhow) then there would be a grinding noise coming from the clucth

 

have you put the driven plate in the wrong way round ?

 

T S M

more than certain i havnt mate, as it said flywheel side

well i hope i havnt

 

Put a escort ratchet in it

 

put a block of wood under the pedal so it can only go 3/4 of the way down

 

dont tempt me

 

I doubt that's the cause, if so the plate would sit about 10mm off the flywheel!!