Monty the Rwd R1 engined tarmac eating Minus by Alburglar

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Cheers.

slave is pretty much sorted now. Despite the little 4 40 tap snapping and having to chemical metal a nut to the stub to get it out!

so now I can pack out the internal part of the slave with washers to exactly as far as I want it to move to. Then this scews in place over it all to lock it all in place. Now the slave can't push out too far. The slave push rod is going to be made adjustable too and heavy return springs added (on z cars chris's advice). Just waiting for new clutch puch rod etc to turn up and I can sling it all together to see if it works.

7-10-2010

Ta.
Made a spacer out of the old slave cylinder part, instead of using washers. Added two strong carb return springs, just waiting for the mod to make the push rod adjustable, then it's done.

7-19-2010

ARGGH! Annoying day today.
Went to put clutch back together and my little torque wrench has packed in without me realising. This meant that when I went to torque up the spring retainer bolts, one snapped. *illegitimate person*! So, I had to make up a locking tool to lock the centre up, to get the clutch out.

Once the centre was out the remaing bolt, luckily was not tight and I could turn it with a screw driver, plus the thread was fine. phew. But my locking tool just isn't man enough to hold whilst doing the 70nm clutch nut. So i've ordered the proper tool for once, instead of ratchet strapping the back wheel to the front to lock it. But now I'm a bolt down, I've got one that is slighlty too long and needs a few spacers.

Can anyone fore-see a problem with this? The OE bolts obviously aren't hi-tensile, in fact quite the opposite.

8-24-2010

Clutch housing is all back together now with a new push rod, when it finally turned up.
I have fitted slave cylinder with a slightly different return spring setup than before. Looks much nicer this way.

just got to fit rubber dirt guard,
also welded bracket for return springs to adjustable arm. just need to paint it now.

4-10-2011

Oh ye of little faith thomas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aarp7CekRP4

4-11-2011

Yes it starts and runs, or rather it started and ran, and dumped all it's on on the floor. It is mainly an issue with my diy sandwhich plate not seating correctly. It needs a slight fettle and is with a man with a lathe as we speak.

It wouldn't start for ages, we tried new plugs and all the usual stuff, but forgot to drain the carb bowls. Probably 6 year old fuel in them at least. Drained them and it started first time!