Clutch slave cylinder rod length ?

[DanEC]

Does this strike anyone as a problem?





In test fitting the clutch slave cylinder it looks like I'm going to have to shorten the rod length to about 3-1/2 inches or where the tape line is in the picture. The part to the left is 3-1/2 inches



I have one 1/8 inch spacer underneath the clutch fork pivot bracket on the Quicktime bellhousing. The 1/4 inch one Quicktime supplied left no free play on the throw out bearing. No spacer gave about 3/4 to 1 inch free play at the fork end, between the fork hitting the bellousing opening and the bearing. So I made a 1/8 inch spacer and ended up with about 3/8 inch free play at the outer end of the fork. Even if I had left the spacer out that would only give me about 3/8 to 1/2 inch more distance from the slave cylinder. The clutch fork is from Brent and the clutch is all McLeod including throwout bearing.

Other than shortening the rod a lot and a little off-center alighnment between the fork and the slave cylinder, it should work in my mind.

When I was installing the bellhousing it looked like the fork was clearing the clutch cylinder. Now I'm not so sure. I hope I don't have to pull this transmission out again.