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#1 blacktulip

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 01:12 PM

my girlfriends mini has an mg metro engine which im sure its been modded alot as it flies, also the clutch has half the travel of mine which im beginning to wonder if there is an upgrade on a clutch that makes it shorter? or is it behaving like a usual verto should?

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 03:08 PM

don't know if the clutch is very diffrent. it depends apon the age of the car and the wear on the clutch plate. if you want to imporve yours a bit then you may want to rebleed the fluid as the fluid can degrade after a while.

just an idea mind. also might want to check the stop gap on the clutch rest. if you wish to improve your clutch. but again i might be wrong and i;ll probly be slated for saying any of this.

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 07:03 PM

theres nothing wrong with both clutches dude, just the gf's is alot shorter than mine, i was wondering if its possible that her mini has had a clutch upgrade that makes it shorter.

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 07:15 PM

hmm....no idea...wait for someone more iteligent to come along.

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Posted 01 June 2006 - 08:12 PM

whats a lot shorter, have you both definately got verto's? if yours is stock on your 79 it will be a non-verto i believe with a much longer arm out of the slave cylinder.....if thats what your getting at?

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 09:25 AM

do u mean shorter as in the bite on the clutch is pretty much on the floor?? hardly have to move it?? whereas the other cars one is a little higher?
if thats what u mean then one could be worn more than the other, the older and more worn it gets the bite gets slightly higher, also you'll find the clutch slips when its really worn, its also a lot more snappy when worn.
If this isnt what u mean, then figure out which clutch u have, be it verto or pre.

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 04:46 PM

mine is pre verto, hers is verto. the shortness im describing is the overall distance from unpressed to the floor. pretty much like a quickshift gear stick but on a clutch.

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 06:18 PM

that does seem a little weird, have u had a look under the dash at the pedal box, try giving it a lube, the springs that return the pedal could be knackered

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 08:46 PM

did already mate, :crazy: i lubed the clutch arm and the pedal box. if u pull the pedal up its right up already. i quite like it actually but hey its not mine lol :proud:

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Posted 02 June 2006 - 08:48 PM

Ive got a verto, there should be a bolt on the flywheel housing which you can use to adjust the "bite point" as you push the pedal down

dont make it too "short" or youll end up someones arse at traffic lights :proud: took me by surprise when i replaced my clutchplate

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Posted 03 June 2006 - 03:16 PM

I just changed a verto clutch yesterday, I put a cheapo u it in 1800 miles ago, the car used to vibrate a lot, akin to a flywheel out of balance, then last Monday it started to slip. Talk about false economy!

I see were are talking about the stop gap distance, can somebody please confirm the gap I should be setting this at, harry Haynes says 65mm, is that correct.

I really don't want to do this job again !!




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