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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#504880
in the last week or so my clutch has developed a nasty habit of engaging very suddenly with a bit of a clunk.

this only seems to happen if i reverse or take off not when im driving along and shift gears.

any ideas?
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#504881
stuffed engine mounts

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#504884
do you know if its a solid disk or it has the springs in built?
because if it has the springs which are designed to help take up some of the pre load to allow a smooth engagement which isnt really a problem when the car is in motion only when initially taking off.
i hope this helps explain what im talking about
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#504887
solid disc barls

my engine mounts are still good damien.

or can looks be deceiving?
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#504888
nah they're rooted everywhere if the springs are broke

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#504891
enough bend in the tube between the clutch lever and chassis?

someone else had the support for this tube broken at the gearbox end in another thread with similar provblems. some are made from steel, some cast as part of the diff side plate

movement in the cable tube within the chassis can give inconsistent engagement and feel- fixing that SUCKS!

[ Edited on 25-6-06 by dumone ]

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#504893
Anthiron wrote:solid disc barls

my engine mounts are still good damien.

or can looks be deceiving?
standard or poly?

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#504897
standard.

was thinking about solid mounting it....might be a good time to do so.

ill check the bowden tube etc on the morrow
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#504898
they can look o.k but if the steel plate has "detached" from the rubber they don't work too well.

man you're having a bad run, you must use that sucker

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#504905
tell me about it.

ive got a bent axle too.....though im pretty sure its been like that since i bought it ive just never proved my theory untill now.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

aussiebaja Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jun 2006 ·

#505197
sounds like the cable is catching somewhere

sinecure Want another... :(

1,031 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#505286
Pressure plate maybe?
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#505681
my bowden tube doesnt appear to have much of a bent and sits kind of loose.

how does one alter it?
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom