SPF Shifting Trouble, TKO 600.

[WardL]

How often does this happen? It seems crazy to have a clutch that occationally needs adjustment, but there is no way to adjust it? How was it installed and adjusted at the build?

[patrickt]

Here is the thread I referenced. Lots of nice pics in it. http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...postid=1015719

[jhv48]

Originally Posted by WardL

How often does this happen? It seems crazy to have a clutch that occationally needs adjustment, but there is no way to adjust it? How was it installed and adjusted at the build?

The slave has a solid arm with a bulge on the end that nestles into the depression on the fork. The only way to adjust this kind of slave is to remove or add shims (mine had 4 originally) to the slave mounting bracket that function to move the slave cylinder either closer to or farther away from the fork. A very time consuming way to adjust the clutch I might add.

[jhv48]

So, my clutch is adjusted fine now (begins to catch about one inch off the floor).

And I figured out a way to shift into reverse with absolutely no grinding.

Start the engine with the trans in neutral AND THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. Since the trans is not connected to the rotating engine, nothing in the trans is spinning. Shifting into reverse is a piece of cake. Just move the lever over and back. Should have thought of that earlier.

[Bill Wells]

reverse is not syncro ....best way to go into reverse without grinding is rememeber : FIRST FIRST THEN REVERSE .

before you go into reverse, put it in first - then reverse . like a hot knife thru warm butter . Bill