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Old 10-27-2007, 11:18 AM
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Default Clutch adjustment and Throwout Bearing Q

After installing a new TKO600, I had to adjust my clutch throw as expected to active the clutch and stop the input shaft from rotating to shift while the car is stopped.

My external slave cylinder will move the fork end about 1" to disengage the clutch. After adjusting the nut on the external slave shaft, it was more than I thought but the clutch works! As the adjustment is made I know the throwout bearing is being pushed into the pressure plate fingers. Is the throwout bearing supposed to be engaged on the PP fingers all the time or just when the clutch pedal is pressed? Or should the throwout bearing and clutch fork be pulled back away from the pressure plate fingers with a return spring when the clutch pedal is not pressed?

I did install a return spring after the swap and clutch throw adjustment but I do not think it is doing anything because of the slave shaft nut adjustment required to operate the clutch.
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