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38bill · 08-10-2016, 11:09 AM

The stock throw out bearing is much thicker than the S10 bearing I used (see the photo below). In order to be the same assembled length the S10 bearing had to be forward as shown in the photos above.

I believe my issue with clutch travel has to do with the distance the new PP forks have to travel to fully release and the fact that the '39 pedals I am using can hit the frame thus limiting travel adjustment. I plan to do some modification this winter to fix that. Could be all I have to do is lengthen the throw out bearing assembly to gain a little more travel before the pedal bottoms out. (Looks like your aftermarket pedals have a shaft that has splines so they can be adjusted for height independently from the throw out bearing adjustment. If mine had this option I wouldnt be having a problem)

The S10 bearing I used was a higher end part (RAM). Instead of the stamped metal hub it has a one piece steel hub and it does not have the bump on the hub as many of the other S10 bearings have. There is a flange on the back end that I had to grind off to push it into the old hub. I also had to cut down the front end of the old hub to get the length I wanted. (If I hadn't cut down the length it probably would have worked perfectly but at the time I wanted to match the stock length. Live and learn!)

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08-10-2016, 11:09 AM	#19
38bill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,200	Re: Looking for a Particular T5 Thread The stock throw out bearing is much thicker than the S10 bearing I used (see the photo below). In order to be the same assembled length the S10 bearing had to be forward as shown in the photos above. I believe my issue with clutch travel has to do with the distance the new PP forks have to travel to fully release and the fact that the '39 pedals I am using can hit the frame thus limiting travel adjustment. I plan to do some modification this winter to fix that. Could be all I have to do is lengthen the throw out bearing assembly to gain a little more travel before the pedal bottoms out. (Looks like your aftermarket pedals have a shaft that has splines so they can be adjusted for height independently from the throw out bearing adjustment. If mine had this option I wouldnt be having a problem) The S10 bearing I used was a higher end part (RAM). Instead of the stamped metal hub it has a one piece steel hub and it does not have the bump on the hub as many of the other S10 bearings have. There is a flange on the back end that I had to grind off to push it into the old hub. I also had to cut down the front end of the old hub to get the length I wanted. (If I hadn't cut down the length it probably would have worked perfectly but at the time I wanted to match the stock length. Live and learn!) [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by 38bill; 08-10-2016 at 11:16 AM.