Clutch forks ( certainly 1850 & Vitesse) are getting scarce. I have 2 broken ones here.
So I took them down to the local engine recon/ machine shop place and asked them what they could do. As you can see the problem is the pivot point breaks through, resulting in clutch operation on the floor !
They had a discussion about what to do and concluded that welding them up would be a non-starter as the pivot point is highly stressed. All they could suggest was getting a steel insert made up and welded in after drilling out the old metal. They did note that this would put the clutch operation point higher up if the insert was done from the inside. Machining the spherical pivot was not easy. It was also noted that the pivots on the clutch lever would have to be pressed out and remade.
If it was the last clutch fork for the last Dolomite on this Earth they would try it, but not while there are still parts on E-Bay. ( at a price).
Does anyone have a contact in a machine shop that would be able to look at this please ?
Thanks,
Tony.
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