Putting clutch/gearbox back together

[danh90]

Removed my gearbox earlier and decided to check the clutch while I'm doing my build. Now put it all back in spleen goes straight inside clutch..

But there's no movement in the fork once connected surely there should be?

Help appreciated

 

[Tony Hunter]

Clutch plate in the right way?

 

[danh90]

Yeah pretty much 100% sure it's the way I took it out.

So there should be play in the fork? I'm sure there was before I removed it

 

[MartinR]

Fork located in the release bearing correctly?

Come to think of it no there shoudn't be any play iirc. you can move the fork to the left but it should be solid when moved to the right

 

[danh90]

Right just put it back on again..

There's play if you move it to the left and solid when move it to the right.. Does that sound correct?

 

[MartinR]

Yep

 

[danh90]

Spot on cheers

 

[Tony Hunter]

Yes. Oh.

 

[mgoode180566]

Did you put a new clutch in. Not a bad idea while you are in there.

 

[danh90]

No didn't have one only reason I went in is cos I dropped an Alan key socket bit down there and it went in gearbox :/

 

[Chip-mk1]

If you can get some leverage on it, like a pair of molegrips, you'll find you can actually feel it taking the pressure of the springs and that it DOES move the way you think it doesnt. (ie pulling it away from the engine)

 

[Tony Hunter]

Those pressure plates are tough little buggers.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Those pressure plates are tough little buggers.

Yeah, I think people sometime underestimate the amount of clamping force required to stop a clutch slipping when dealing with the torque of a 2 litre engine, even just an n/a one.