Thread: TKO600 clutch
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Old 09-07-2009, 07:49 PM
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My clutch went out of adjustment slowly, and I did adjust the rod that pushes the fork of the TOB several times. I noticed that the clutch pedal had to be pressed all thew way to disengage. The adjustment to correct that made the TOB press constantly against the pressure plate.
While checking the clutch fork under the car I looked inside the bellhousing and saw that the pressure plate seemed not totally flat against the aluminum flywheel.
Through the clutch hole and turning the engine I couls check the six bolts holding the pressure plate to the flywheel and THEY WERE ALL LOSE !.
Some of them were several turns out. I tightened them to 25 ft/lb and now the clutch works perfectly, with the correct play in the rest position of the TOB to the pressure plate.
I presume that with an aluminum flywheels those bolts need some retightening after a while.
So this is an area to check too when clutch problems arise out of nowhere.
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