Club Cobra

Club Cobra (http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/)
-   ALL COBRA TALK (http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/all-cobra-talk/)
-   -   Clutch Oil Leak (http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/all-cobra-talk/129197-clutch-oil-leak.html)

KirkV 06-04-2014 02:43 PM
Clutch Oil Leak
 
My SPF had used a little clutch oil in the past but not a lot, but today she decided not a lot was no fun anymore! I have oil dripping out from the clutch area itself and all lines appear to be tight.
I am assuming I blew a oring in the clutch assembly itself. The pedal has no resistance to it at all and the only leak is at the bottom of the cover over the clutch.

I assume I have to drop the tranny to access all of this work and am considering taking it to a shop to have it done.

Any ideas?

Thx
Kirk:CRY:

DanEC 06-04-2014 05:50 PM
I take it you have a hydraulic throw out bearing? If so and if not simply a loose hose connection, the transmission will have to come out.

KirkV 06-04-2014 06:30 PM
Yes it is the throw out bearing. Now I have to determine if I tackle it myself or take it somewhere. Anybody take on one here on the site and if so how bad was it?

KirkV 06-05-2014 06:23 PM
Well I pulled the tunnel cover the driveshaft and the transmission then pulled off the hydraulic throw out bearing. The two orings that ride on the shaft were shot! Now to replace them and put it all back together again, really was not that bad to do.

Tommy 06-05-2014 06:49 PM
In the first two year I owned my non-SPF Cobra, I removed the transmission to fix chronic problems with my HTOB four times. It was not a fun job. I finally replaced it with an externally mounted slave cylinder set up for that very reason. Unless your car has enough miles or years to warrant a worn out HTOB, I'd suggest you have a professional fix it. That way he can redo the job if it turns out to be something other than normal wear.

P.S. If any of the oil got on the clutch plate, it will soon need to be replaced too.

mickmate 06-05-2014 06:59 PM
I have seen the new style HTOB use all its stroke, bottom out the seal against the shoulder and chew the seal up. Check the master cylinder is appropriately sized if that is the case. I have had better luck with the early style you set with shims to the right position. I have even better luck with external clutch components. They are accessible and adjustable and you can see them working.

vatdevil 06-06-2014 01:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy (Post 1304712)
In the first two year I owned my non-SPF Cobra, I removed the transmission to fix chronic problems with my HTOB four times. It was not a fun job. I finally replaced it with an externally mounted slave cylinder set up for that very reason. Unless your car has enough miles or years to warrant a worn out HTOB, I'd suggest you have a professional fix it. That way he can redo the job if it turns out to be something other than normal wear.

P.S. If any of the oil got on the clutch plate, it will soon need to be replaced too.
What Tommy said. Convert to external, especially if you plan on keeping it for a while. The age of your car, anything with seals in brake/clutch fluid should be rebuilt or replaced anyway.

Dominik 06-06-2014 04:00 AM
I don't know the last millimeter of room under the SPF, but you may be able to slide the transmission back once the driveshaft is out. That helps if you don't have a second set of hands or transmission jack to assist you.

in the 90s Tilton had huge problems with the hydraulic throwout bearing mounted inside the bellhousing. What a pain it was... Should long be solved and any internal hydraulic throwout bearing should be working.

If you get a kit with slave cylinder to mount it outside, and have eough space, you can do that. Making the slave cylinder bracket yourself can be quite a lenthy exercise.

KirkV 06-07-2014 04:30 AM
Thanks for the input guys! I agree an external might be in my future if this remains a problem. But $1.25 in o rings and it is back together and working like a dream.


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 04:41 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
The representations expressed are the representations and opinions of the clubcobra.com forum members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and viewpoints of the site owners, moderators, Shelby American, any other replica manufacturer, Ford Motor Company. This website has been planned and developed by clubcobra.com and its forum members and should not be construed as being endorsed by Ford Motor Company, or Shelby American or any other manufacturer unless expressly noted by that entity. "Cobra" and the Cobra logo are registered trademarks for Ford Motor Co., Inc. clubcobra.com forum members agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyrighted material is owned by you. Although we do not and cannot review the messages posted and are not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). Thank you for visiting clubcobra.com. For full policy documentation refer to the following link: