vegie Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 got the gas soldering iron from work Richie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 So close but so far on the weekend. Hit it on Sunday, everything went pretty well with the manual swap... Clutch bled up sweet, went through all the gears on the hoist with no worries. Dropped it off the hoist for a test drive, pumped the clutch a couple of times and whoah! No clutch?! Had a peek under the car and lo and behold, a puddle of brake fluid. The piston had been pushed out of the cylinder. So I guess I have a problem with either a short pushrod, or maybe I need to adjust the master cylinder pushrod a bit shorter... Hopefully I'll drive it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Sounds like your slave cylinder is either the short one of the two you can get or you need a longer rod, easy enough to makeup. You'll love the better drivability and economy with the manual conversion. Just remembered also the release bearing carrier may be wrong (ie short and long) which changes the engagement point of the fork. Alot of a series guys have this issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Release bearing carrier should be sweet, it's all off the same car which worked fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 What length are the short/long rods? I better check mine before I bung it all in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 I've got no idea, and Google has thus far proved mostly fruitless. Although a few people seem to have had this issue, and have solved it with a longer pushrod. I might just guess how long it needs to be, if the piston isn't bottomed out in the cylinder it should function as per usual, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I had to make a longer slave cylinder pushrod once... Head cut off a bolt and ground into a dome shape on each end. Sorted haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Richy did your parts car have power steer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Nah it didn't unfortunately, a powersteer box would be something I am keen to hoard as a spare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I threw one out, hah! Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Dweeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 No loss I'm sure it would be a piece of piss to rebuild one if you had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 If you had one to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Holy shit I am totally in love with that wheel! How much better does it go with the manwell conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam-B Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Looking good! Love the Mooneyes wheel, I have just ordered a 34cm white one for my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 looking good dude - wheels awesome - sorry i cant help with the Centre console parts atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Holy shit I am totally in love with that wheel! How much better does it go with the manwell conversion? I wouldn't say heaps better, but it's definitely a nippier wee thing to punt around now. Gets off the mark quicker as expected, and cruise with the 5th gear is OMG awesome. Uses 2l/100km LESS than it did with the auto on an open road trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 New background, cheers Richie! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 You're welcome/I'm flattered, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 fuck dude, thats an amazing shot. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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