Clutch fork clip

[Chris J]

Does anyone know how critical the clip No. 1 in illustration is?

Mine is very soft & weak and comes off very easy, will probably stay on long enough to get engine in but that is about it.

[rover-56]

I think both item 1 and item 22 are both factory assembly aids.
Not really necessary in normal use.
The clutch main spring returns the slave piston anyway.
Terry

[jboot51]

1 is not required

[weeds]

I made a replacement #22 in the bush out of a piece of RHS because the greasers said they needed for re-assembly.....it was 10pm at night when I handed it to them.

[Bearman]

Does anyone know how critical the clip No. 1 in illustration is?

Mine is very soft & weak and comes off very easy, will probably stay on long enough to get engine in but that is about it.

They both serve a purpose. The soft plastic link between the fork and thrust bearing ensures the bearing is not touching the pressure plate diaphragm when disengaged and keeps the fork fingers on the flat plastic part of the bearing holder, and the other plastic clip on the pushrod is to hold it located in the fork recess. otherwise it could rattle out or fall out into the bellhousing when you do a slave replacement. Even tho your link is weak it is still better than having none there.

[Chris J]

Thanks for the info, having a bugger of a time getting engine back in this time around

[Bearman]

Thanks for the info, having a bugger of a time getting engine back in this time around

What you can do to assist in lining things up is get 4 long (about 100mm) metric 10 bolts, cut the heads off and screw them into the bellhousing, 2 on each side. Then you slip the engine onto them as you move it back together. Makes it easier if you're a 1 man band. Make sure you put them in holes that have nothing behind them on the engine side otherwise you won't be able to get them out when its together.

[Blknight.aus]

backing bearman on this one.

theres some work arounds for them. if you dont have one, they are plastic so that if they come adrift after installation they dont break anything.

if you dont use them its not critical but the clutch bearing will suffer and have fun changing the clutch if you bugger up #22 (there are ways of installing it without pulling the engine if you have to)

[Chris J]

Thanks for all the advice guys, sourced (many thanks to a aulro member) a clip & finally got engine all bolted back in:)