Re: 110 Six oil pickup / clutch judder

Posted by 40clubcoupe On 2016/3/19 8:24:06

As a followup on this particular conversation, I found my trouble. The oil pickup one some point in its life had been (damaged) and brazed back together at the curved pipe that allows the pickup to float. During the repair, the pickup was not "set" to the correct angle, which allowed the pickup the possibility of rising so high that it could be struck by crankshaft #5. The built-in stop did not have the ability to stop the collision in this case. I cleaned up and used an oil pickup from another engine that operated at the correct angle and its stop prevented any collision with the crankshaft. End of story....quiet engine. By the way, the oil pickup does indeed rest on the bottom of the oil when all oil is removed. You can tap the pan and hear it, but floats up when oil is added. My two dipsticks are slightly different on their marking levels, but I don't think enough to cause trouble. I add 5 1/2 quarts (with filter).

Now, if I could figure out why I have violent judder when I let out on the clutch. New clutch plate, pressure plate, TO bearing, spring, resurfaced flywheel. Clean surfaces with no oils. Maybe I have some kind of tension problem with the throwout arm. ? Some people say it might take a while to seat in correctly though.