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Rusty Karz · 11-28-2018, 03:17 PM

My 1930 Tudor set up for several years. It is running now but the clutch pedal doesn't come all the way up unless I stick a toe under it and pull it up. This causes the clutch to slip until I pull it up. Is there a spring broken or is this some kind of adjustment problem? I searched the archive but did not find this particular problem. Any advice would be appreciated.

Fullraceflathead · 11-28-2018, 03:37 PM

sounds to me like the pedal needs to be lubricated where it pivots on the shaft.

Dick Steinkamp · 11-28-2018, 03:49 PM

The springs in the pressure plate should knock the pedal back fairly strongly There is a light weight spring in the bell housing that pulls the pedal back the last little bit so that the throw out bearing will be clear of the pressure plate.

I'd lube the shaft as fullrace suggests. I'd also remove the inspection plate on the bellhousing and lube the throw out bearing and try to get a little grease on the pilot shaft where the TO bearing runs. I'd then stab the clutch several times hard and let the pedal come up quickly (with the car not running).

Rusty Karz · 11-28-2018, 04:00 PM

Thanks Full Race and Dick S. That is what I was looking for. I'm sure everything is probably dry and could use a good lubing up but just did not think of it myself. I will give it a try for sure.

J Franklin · 11-28-2018, 04:52 PM

as mentioned, maybe the TO collar spring has broken. Easy to check. Also give the collar zerk a shot of grease.

29leatherbackA · 11-30-2018, 07:23 AM

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I had the same problem, lubed the pedal shaft and the zerk in the bell housing and everything is nice and smooth and the pedal comes all the way up now.

11-28-2018, 03:17 PM	#1
Rusty Karz Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 53	Need advice on clutch problem My 1930 Tudor set up for several years. It is running now but the clutch pedal doesn't come all the way up unless I stick a toe under it and pull it up. This causes the clutch to slip until I pull it up. Is there a spring broken or is this some kind of adjustment problem? I searched the archive but did not find this particular problem. Any advice would be appreciated.

11-28-2018, 03:37 PM	#2
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,176	Re: Need advice on clutch problem sounds to me like the pedal needs to be lubricated where it pivots on the shaft. __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

11-28-2018, 03:49 PM	#3
Dick Steinkamp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 1,163	Re: Need advice on clutch problem The springs in the pressure plate should knock the pedal back fairly strongly There is a light weight spring in the bell housing that pulls the pedal back the last little bit so that the throw out bearing will be clear of the pressure plate. I'd lube the shaft as fullrace suggests. I'd also remove the inspection plate on the bellhousing and lube the throw out bearing and try to get a little grease on the pilot shaft where the TO bearing runs. I'd then stab the clutch several times hard and let the pedal come up quickly (with the car not running). __________________ All steel from pedal to wheel

11-28-2018, 04:00 PM	#4
Rusty Karz Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 53	Re: Need advice on clutch problem Thanks Full Race and Dick S. That is what I was looking for. I'm sure everything is probably dry and could use a good lubing up but just did not think of it myself. I will give it a try for sure.

11-28-2018, 04:52 PM	#5
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: Need advice on clutch problem as mentioned, maybe the TO collar spring has broken. Easy to check. Also give the collar zerk a shot of grease.

11-30-2018, 07:23 AM	#6
29leatherbackA Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 13	Re: Need advice on clutch problem Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I had the same problem, lubed the pedal shaft and the zerk in the bell housing and everything is nice and smooth and the pedal comes all the way up now.