Clutch Pedal

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Gary

Thought we were talking about the same issue. Just to confirm it is the clutch peddle that you are having problems with, correct?

The brake peddle is a press fit with a clamp bolt along with a key in the shaft. It should be a tight fit.

I assume that you have done all this but just to be sure I'll mention them anyway. Key way is clean the wooddrift key is not messed up and the key way and wooddrift key are lined up. Remove the clamp bolt while pushing or tapping the peddle onto the shaft.

Now at the clutch end or end of the shaft toward the engine, install the brake linkage lever on and push it flush with the shoulder of the shaft.

Did you install a new bushing in the clutch peddle?

My clutch peddle has a lot of side slop as the clutch peddle bushing is worn. Thank fully the shaft is not. Even with that wear in the bushing it is a hard push to get the peddle on or off the shaft.

I am planning to replace the bushing once the bushing is in place I'll ream the inside of the bushing to be a close fit on to the shaft.

The picture below shows the clutch end of the shaft you can see just a little wear in the shaft but the more important thing is that the shaft is round. While the old busing is now egg shaped. If you are reusing the original bushing think about the wear pattern relative to the shaft which would be with both peddles basically in line.

[gary_bath_jr]

Hey Phil

It might be a little dark in my photo's however you will notice in pic 1 and 2 it is the same setup as in your pictures, I have those parts assmbled it is just the part that I believe is the clutch pedal that I can not get back on, it has a bushing inside that I may have damaged as it is starting to come out the other side.

Gary

[lynx42]

How good is it that we can request help and have it come thick and fast with photos. Well done!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Gary

Take a look at the picture below, I suspect that your damage may be like this where the lip of the bushing has been deformed. If the damage is minor you can probably reuse the bushing by carefully smoothing the raised lip. Or by carefully cutting/filing it off. I'd use a block of wood to carefully drive the bushing back in to the peddle. Then working carefully smooth ID of the bushing with very fine emery cloth until it slips back on to the shaft.

The bushing is a fairly tight fit in the bore of the peddle, so proceed with care. The ideal method of proceeding would be to carefully push the busing back in to the peddle. Then to use a line ream to clean up the ID of the bushing.

The bushing in the picture I want to replace so I'm looking for a source for them, they are a standard size, and relatively cheep $4 or $5 the problem is finding a source that will sell me a couple, not a gross. Once I find a source I let everybody know where I got them. I have a full set of line reams so getting a nice fit should not be a problem.

Fall back is to do the old mechanics trick of adding a layer of solder to the outside of the bushing file the split joint just a bit and drive the bushing which would then have a smaller ID which can be reamed to fit.

Your right Rick the sharing of information back and forth is one of the things I really like about MLU. It is so neat to have a question answered from halfway around the world in a matter of minutes sometimes.

Cheers Phil