many thanks to all - thius would not have been possible without the help of you guys -

i have finally got it all back together but have a few niggles that i need more help with being a manwell virgin,

 

The clutch bites about a 3rd of the way up and in first feels very heavy and as i am letting out to find the biting point it vibrates a little and lurches - seems like i am fighting with it

 

when first started the car idled about 750 rpm but now idles about 1500-1750 once warmed and stopped at lights

 

I have a noise thats sounds like its directly beneath the gear stick - sounds like a heavy rattle at lower rpm (when driving and under load) but when throttling off you can drive through it

 

God awfull vubration about 45mph through the steering wheel (wobble) - if this is prop is it centre bearing (i left the one on the donor half) or does it need splitting and turning - if the turning option do i have to turn in increments of 90 degrees or 180

 

It has a new "Competition Clutch" so could the biting issues be this running in or is something else wrong it also has a new clutch release bearing and gear changes after first feel fine - bit notchy but fitted a short shift as well - as always all help much appreciated

 

dave

The clutch could need bedding in-what make is it?

The vibration through the steering (wobble) is normally wheel balancing,if the original wheels are still being used did it wobble before?

The rattle could be anything,exhaust hitting,heatshield,etc............

the clutch came labelled as CC (Competition clutch.com) and the wheel have not been touched and were fine before fitment

The rattle is hard to describe its almost like a vibration/bearing noise but only noticable when pulling away in first and second until 2000rpm plus - i dont think it os release bearing noise as its the same clutch in or out but i can feel it through the gear stick

The clutch pedal has adjustment on them , theres some on the clevis that connects to the pedal arm but if it,s a tt pedal you,ve got there,s adjustment on the rod that comes out of the clutch servo and pushes the actual master cylinder , you have to drop your master cylinder out of the way to get access to it though but it,s do-able. HTH

thanks for that - i have took it out again today and i am getting used to the clutch now but its the vibration on the steering thats making it unbearable (oohhh sooo dramatic) - but it comes and goes so i am starting to think the brakes are binding badly - no noise but almighty heat - if i tap into neutral and coast it slows ever so quickly even with the clutch pedal in - i know they are really low on one side but its strange - i am just paranoid i have put something back wrong (clutch plate on wrong way round or something) - i am sure now that it is the release bearing noisey but again i am baffled as it is brand new

thanks for that - i have took it out again today and i am getting used to the clutch now but its the vibration on the steering thats making it unbearable (oohhh sooo dramatic) - but it comes and goes so i am starting to think the brakes are binding badly - no noise but almighty heat - if i tap into neutral and coast it slows ever so quickly even with the clutch pedal in - i know they are really low on one side but its strange - i am just paranoid i have put something back wrong (clutch plate on wrong way round or something) - i am sure now that it is the release bearing noisey but again i am baffled as it is brand new

 

Have a check to make sure you havn,t caught and squashed a brake line , if your brakes weren,t binding before and they are now there must be a reason and the only one i can think of is this , you use the brakes once fluid will get forced through a nearly squashed pipe but not return as there,s no hydraulic pressure to return it making your brakes stay partially on , just a guess :whistling:

did you fit the rubber boot/gaitor things under the gear lever? if not you might just be hearing the gearbox doing it's thing, suprising how much noise the rubber thingy keeps out....

is it a puck clutch?

thanks boldy - i have stripped the drivers brake as it had seized and was badly dragging on the wheel - still unsure on the clutch something just isn't right and i am contemplating whipping the gearbox off again - i can hear the noise with the window down and as i first change gear more noticable in first and second (like a rattley drone) so i have convinced myself it is the release bearing - clutch smells under load and changes smoothly after first - just first and reverse you have to rev a bit and ride it to get moving - i dont believe its a puck clutch but who knows - evrything else seems ok - no wobble now and its just the noise and the smell i just dont want to f..k it up

 

many thanks

 

dave