Re: [VintageLambo] Second Gear

Jack, I have just adjusted the clutch slave free-play. A couple of points - The push rod from the slave has a 14mm hex for adjusting, the lock nut is 13mm - might save some time if anybody else gets under their car There was NO play in the slave on my car - now adjusted to around 1mm of freeplay. This puts the adjustment at its limit and to get any more adjustment, I would need to insert a couple of spacers between the slave body and the mounts to the bell housing - maybe something for people to consider when rebuilding a clutch. I haven"t taken the car for a run yet so I will report if it was worth the effort later:-) John jallott@albury.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Riddell To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [VintageLambo] Second Gear Hi John, The item about the clutch adjustment is that you need to have a small amount of clutch pedal movement before the throwout bearing meets the clutch fingers. This ensures proper engagement and can have a big effect on shifting performance.The way to set the pedal travel is by getting under the car and adjusting the length of the rod from the clutch slave cylinder.I have developed an illustrated writeup for this procedure in the 400 rebuild manual that I could cut and paste for your use.