throwout bearing to fingers gap?

RustyRatRod said
Most service manuals say 1/2"-3/4" free travel, regardless of clutch "gap". What does your factory service manual say?

FSM says 5/32s free play measured at end of fork results in 1" pedal travel. But that doesnt answer the question of gap between TO bearing and fingers. I have the FSM and I refer to it always before I ask here. My question was answered above by 65 Cuda. Basically close enough as to where it doesnt touch when engaged, keeping in mind wear over time. Thats good enough for me.

rustycowll69 said
I would look really closely at all the linkage, while a helper steps on the clutch pedal over and over again. There may be unwanted "play" in the linkage due to wear, bad parts, bad geometry, improper assembly, whatever. Extra "play" translates into wasted motion which means abnormal or inefficient clutch application.
Bad geometry may be a result of bad alignment of the pivot "balls", bent z-bar levers, cracked lever welds, whatever.

This got me thinking. Even though I unhooked the rods and tested for binding, I figured it might be a good idea to remove Z bar for inspection. All good there. Inspected bearings and seals, cleaned it up and regreased. I also checked that all linkage, parts, etc is correct for my setup. I compared with various info from Brewers and it is. The only thing that looks a little off is an alignment issue where the ball stud attaches to fender. Kind of pulls the ball stud so that its not exactly straight, making the whole shaft slightly crooked. I guess Ill shim it with something to get it straight, but it still wasnt binding there before, so I dont think was the issue either. It was good to remove the shaft regardless so I could see how the bearings and seals where holding up.
I still think fork adjustment did the trick. Unfortunately, I havent had a chance to go for a drive to check. My work keeps calling me in. Double time and a half OT!!! :usflag: