Clutch Woes

[Ron1966]

A small bush is fitted in both sides of the box Tim and an anti rattle spring on the lever side . Sorry I do not know what material the bush is though. A decent welder with enough amps should be able to do a decent repair. Best of luck Ron.

[Jon Tilson]

Try the welding solution.

The cross shaft bushes are common and just drift in and out. They are just a split bit of tube...

Jonners

[Ictoan]

Thanks Ron & Jon. I will pass on the info.

Regards,
Tim

[Galileo]

Makes me wonder if the proximity to the exhaust has any part to play in the weld failing? Mine looked like there was a small crack that started to rust as the break was not clean all the way through. The replacement crosshaft from a late model has a beefier weld on it, and a far more even looking weld than the original one.

[Ictoan]

Update: Welded repair seems to be a success as clutch now works and the pedal actually feels a bit lighter than before. Bonus, repair done without resorting to removing gearbox.

Galileo, interesting idea about the proximity of the exhaust. Not sure that in normal running enough heat could be generated to weaken it though.

Tim

[Galileo]

It was just an idle thought to be honest, and I don't think that it gets that hot more that maybe the warming up and cooling down over 40 years perhaps causes metal fatigue?

Anyway, good to hear you're back on the road again, it's where it belongs!