Spider clutch problem NOT driving technique...

[JeffreyOlson@domain.elided]

I've had enough Alfas to know better!  

I always pause in neutral before shifting up or down, 
match engine speed to gearbox speed, and wait a few 
moments before selecting a gear after depressing the 
clutch after idling in neutral.

This is a problem that has appeared despite all the 
above.  The synchros in all gears are very good and 
usually don't have to be finessed too much.

As for the clutch slave cylider pushrod, IAP sent me one 
assembled backward!

Thanks!
> In a message dated 03/10/2002 12:11:08 PM Central Standard Time, 
> owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:
> 
> 
> > Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:04:12 +0000
> > From: JeffreyOlson@domain.elided
> > Subject: RE: '78 Spider Clutch problem, m/c & s/c...
> > 
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Interestingly, when I removed the old slave cylinder, 
> > the ball end of the pushrod was seated against the 
> > release arm.  The replacement I got from IAP had the 
> > ball end against the piston inside the rubber boot of 
> > the slave cylinder.  Was it installed backwards?  I had 
> > to switch the pushrod around to make it work.  Otherwise 
> > the other end of the pushrod would not seat against the 
> > release lever.
> > 
> 
>        Yes the ball end goes toward the clutch throw out fork.
> 
> 
> > I recently replaced the gearbox oil with Redline MTL 
> > though I doubt the problem is related.
> > 
> > I have to push the clutch pedal ALL the way to the floor 
> > and wait about 5-10 seconds before EASING the shift 
> > lever into first or reverse, still with a brief grind.  
> > Need to get this fixed before it does any damage!
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
>        Do you sit at stop lights with the transmission in neutral and the 
> clutch pedal out?  When the light turns green, you cannot just push down the 
> clutch and immediately put it in low gear.  Stop the gear rotation by 
> shifting into third first.  Second gear will work too, but second gear 
> synchronizer is marginal as well.
>        Shifting into reverse without either waiting for the gears to quit 
> spinning or without going briefly into third or fourth gear to speed up the 
> slow down process will always produce grinding.  Low gear synchronizer is not 
> much better than reverse which has no synchronizer.
>        So is your problem the clutch disengagement?  Or is it driving 
> technique?
> 
> Ciao,
> Russ Neely
> Oklahoma City

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