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Title: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: 1979C20 on December 20, 2010, 06:31:35 pm

Soooooo. Sadly I found out that my clutch adjustment rod somehow got bent. How does this happen, what do I need to be cautious of, and how do I fix it?  (https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=677c11d9f3&view=att&th=12d06539b4f9f311&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw)

Title: Re: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: Lt.Del on December 20, 2010, 09:33:47 pm

bent rod?  Check for binding somewhere, like the pressure plate?
You can straighten it out with a propane torch and getting it orange hot and tap it straight. 

Title: Re: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: ccz145a on December 21, 2010, 08:28:52 am

Get it red hot and you change the structure of the steel. I have used a "poor man's" anealing process of squirting oil on the part as it cools. Water cooling is too fast and air cooling is too slow oil it turns out is just right. 

Title: Re: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: reallyrusty on December 21, 2010, 04:43:19 pm

check to make sure your clutch fork is seated ( clipped in) in the ball pivot, in the bellhousing.

Title: Re: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: 1979C20 on January 19, 2011, 11:57:10 am

Well, I am way too lazy to heat it up and bend it straight. It hasnt bent any more, but now that it is bent, it is shorter. So there is a lot of play at the top of my clutch pedal. how do I adjust it so there's no slop in the pedal?

Title: Re: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: beastie_3 on January 20, 2011, 04:12:08 pm

Bend it back. If you take the time to adjust it, might as well do it right and bend it back instead.

Do it right the first time, IMO.

Title: Re: bent clutch adjustment rod
Post by: Grim 82 on January 20, 2011, 04:41:48 pm

If you don't want to bend it back, get a new one. 10 minute swap.