Re: Adjusting the clutch pedal on a '29? Seems like some kind of sorcery!

Posted by Tim Cole On 2021/11/27 10:25:59
You need to pull up the floor boards. There is a clutch action inspection cover on the transmission.

There should be little finger bolts that are adjustable. If they are screwed in too far that will inhibit release. If it doesn't have them then that is a problem because the fingers are, thus, wrong.

You can use feeler gauges to equalize the bolts. As well, if the fork is wrong that is a problem. If the parts are correct and don't appear damaged then the linings are too thick, or the pressure plate has a problem. In either case the unit will need to be sent to a place like Fort Wayne Brake and Clutch.

It's not too bad a project because that is the easiest clutch in the world to remove, and if it's a standard 8, it should be a one disc unit unlike the Custom 8. I wonder if some knucklehead tried to put a modern clutch or the wrong clutch in it?

I remember I worked on a very early 32 Twin Six that had a prototype dash panel that required a Startix. The car was sold and went through the auction circus. Later I saw pictures of it at one of those "expert" dealers and some idiot drilled a hole in the prototype dash panel and put a button through it. So there is no telling what some idiot might have done to your car.

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