Here you can see the clutch slave cylinder with the rod fully adjusted in to minimum length. I had to shorten this by about 16mm to fit it back together with the rebuilt and sleeved slave cylinder.
All seems well. I have no clutch creep in neutral on a perfectly flat surface, gears select perfectly, and the only real issue is the clutch engages a bit high. Given what the manual says about correct clutch adjustment though, I'm a little concerned that I haven't got it adjusted right, and the manual instructions are a bit off!
The manual is far from clear on adjustment:
- Remove the adjustment stop screw and nut and discard!
- Remove rubber boot and back off the pushrod locknut.
- Adjust length of push rod to give 3/4" of free play and clutch pedal retaining locknut?
Now in that third instruction there has to be a typo, as that makes no sense, even to an Aussie.
Like what is the "clutch pedal retaining locknut"?
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