Clutch problem??

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 66427stow

PatrickT,

thanks again, solid guidance and wow your right that tolerance is extremely tight. I'll do a little grinding to play it safe....between metal and plastic we know who wins . Funny my chassis number is 760 and it is out fitted with the BMW MC. Most of the ERA documentation I have seen references the Tilton MC as spec for chassis since #700 on the FEs. My issue is the filler line to the Girling has popped out of the rubber fitting on the BMW MC twice and I am loosing confidence in that set up.....

appreciate all the help.

The only reason I can think of for using the BMW master cylinder is the clearance issue -- or maybe it's a little lighter on the foot. I think the Tiltons are just a tight fit in that tunnel area. Plus, it's not like your drivetrain stays perfectly still; it torques over like pretty much everything else in the car. But I remember somebody in the "ERA family" recently telling me that ERA had a new clutch fork design. I have not seen it with my own two eyes, so I don't even know it to be true, but maybe they now grind a little bit away from where the fork would rub the reservoir when the fork is just sitting there in the shop? Removing the end of the fork with the fork still in the bellhousing was not a huge deal. It's just basic, typical, Cobra PITA work because there is so damn little room to do anything and the cutting wheel does make a good bit of sparks and you don't want it to kick back in to something, like your nose. Eye protection, face protection, etc. goes without saying. I put a welding blanket back behind it as well. Now if you were doing that in your workshop with the fork out of the car it would be pretty much nothing -- you could relax and watch a SpongeBob cartoon while you worked on it. Here's a picture of Godfather's fork that he posted maybe two or three years ago (I happened to remember it last evening). I was able to find it in the Gallery by doing a search with his username and it honestly looks like his does not touch the reservoir. So, I think when it comes to the Tilton MC in the ERA cars it's kind of a "roll the dice and see if you get lucky" type of thing.