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Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Eddamoo - 09-08-2018
Hi All, me again and another problem! Every day's a school day and thanks for all your help!
We just fitted the clutch together with some home-made locking washers (no thread-lock around at the time). Upon offering up the gearbox and trying to actuate the clutch properly by the thrust bearing, the levers are almost impossible to push. When reading the official guidebook, it says that the levers should be ~3/8ths from the edge of the casing, but ours are more like 7/8ths away. If you put a LOT of force on the arms, you can *just* see them move, but it isn't right at all!
When bolting the clutch down, the levers draw into a position where they meet the thrust bearing, but they seem to have gone too far. I've seen threads where people needed to add a spacer between the clutch and flywheel, but am unsure if this would 'fix' it?
Piccy below of their position:
![[Image: IMG_20180808_153118.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/torq0yipll5us24/IMG_20180808_153118.jpg?raw=1)
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Terrytuned - 10-08-2018
The levers are to low, I set them 1 1/4" to 1 5/16" above the steel face of the clutch plate to the top of the lever bearing face. I find using rollers under the levers
against the the pillars the best method usually a 5mm roller is enough (see photo) the max size would be 5.5mm, this also gives a much better clutch action.
Terry.
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - peter burton - 10-08-2018
Super photo Terry, and possibly the best modification to any clutch - makes operation so much smoother, for a Seven that is!
Peter
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Rick F - 10-08-2018
Great idea! Am I being slow (nothing new there!), but how are the rollers retained in position?
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - squeak - 10-08-2018
The rollers sit behind the bump on the clutch finger and are held there when the finger is down in the slot. The result is an improvement in leverage due to the roller resting against the post. cheers Russell
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Bryan - 10-08-2018
Once assembled and box in place the don’t come out. The mousetraps also help to stop them fulling out during assembly. On the early clutch I used a little bit of loctite to help stop them fulling out while I fitted the box to the motor last year
Bryan
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Terrytuned - 10-08-2018
Use this clutch aid modification to hold every thing together on assembly.
Terry.
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Rick F - 10-08-2018
Thanks chaps
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Ray White - 10-08-2018
I have had those rollers in place for many years and they are a very good improvement. The Terry Griffin repair is new to me and something I will remember in case I have need of it.
Many thanks all.
RE: Clutch Levers Position - Clutch not releasing - Eddamoo - 10-08-2018
Thanks for all the excellent advice all (as usual!), those lever rollers look great!
The only thing i'm confused about is where you say you "Set" the levers? The only way i can remember you can move the levers is to loosen the clutch itself (and shim it with washers). Is there another way please?