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Clutch slave ques. #1
flat350 Steve Alleman Schaumburg, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG Midget MkIII	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 29, 2016 06:27 PM Joined 8 years ago 251 Posts

Photo shows my clutch slave,the spring is the one the PO added as a hold back and he also added a nut to the end of the push rod.Question is does the new push rod go through the rubber cup on the slave or does it sit against the cup,the fork seems to be straight and not deformed at all.

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Re: Clutch slave ques. #2
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, VA, USA Sign in to contact 1967 Triumph TR4A 1971 MG Midget MkIII 1973 MG Midget MkIII	Apr 29, 2016 08:14 PM Joined 12 years ago 4,462 Posts

Steve, the rod does go thru the dust seal. The nut was more than likely added to try to get more motion out of a worn out clutch.

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Re: Clutch slave ques. #3
flat350 Steve Alleman Schaumburg, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG Midget MkIII	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 29, 2016 09:26 PM Joined 8 years ago 251 Posts

Wasn't sure the hole at the back of the seal looked a little tight for the rod to go through it,but that's how it will go in thanks

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Re: Clutch slave ques. #4
S1 Elan Kurt. Appley Akron, Ia., USA Sign in to contact 1964 Lotus Elan 1965 MG Midget MkII	Apr 29, 2016 10:15 PM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 8,012 Posts

Get hold of a Moss catalog and get the correct push rod for your car. Besides the jury rigged nut that rod looks too short.

Kurt.

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Re: Clutch slave ques. #5
flat350 Steve Alleman Schaumburg, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG Midget MkIII	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 30, 2016 07:57 AM Joined 8 years ago 251 Posts

In reply to # 3253038 by S1 Elan Get hold of a Moss catalog and get the correct push rod for your car. Besides the jury rigged nut that rod looks too short.

Kurt.

Both the new and old push rod are 2 11/16 E-C and 3" E-E,is it the correct length for a 71 1275?

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Re: Clutch slave ques. #6
S1 Elan Kurt. Appley Akron, Ia., USA Sign in to contact 1964 Lotus Elan 1965 MG Midget MkII	Apr 30, 2016 08:03 AM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 8,012 Posts

OK, looks are deceiving. The nut is definitely wrong.

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Re: Clutch slave ques. #7
flat350 Steve Alleman Schaumburg, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG Midget MkIII	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 30, 2016 08:19 AM Joined 8 years ago 251 Posts

In reply to # 3253161 by S1 Elan OK, looks are deceiving. The nut is definitely wrong.

I knew the nut was backwoods engineering,and 2 11/16 E-C seems to be the correct length?

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