Re: 1928 533 clutch issue

Posted by Tim Cole On 2019/4/30 12:31:26

The likely culprit is the pilot bearing. I had the same thing with Jepson's car. What happens is when the car is cold the shaft freewheels in the bearing hub and as it heats up it drags due to expansion.

However, it is not necessary to wind those motors. You can shift into second as soon as the car gets moving and into third shortly thereafter. The owner's manual has more information on that. I like gear whine so I always liked to rev in the lower gears and with practice it can be done without grinding using double de-clutch methods. Billy Hirsch's car was like a fire engine. Just great.