Hi all,
New owner of a 1962 404 Sedan. There is an intermittent rattle at engine idle which I suspect is a loose/broken spring in the clutch plate, but more importantly the clutch is reluctant to fully disengage (as evidenced by grinding when attempting to engage reverse and difficulty at times in selecting other gears). The clutch free play is probably slightly more than necessary, but the pedal when engaged is about brake pedal height, and travels basically all the way to the floor. Am I looking at a bent fork or fingers, or is there anything else that might be the culprit. Apart from this the clutch basically works OK (throw-out bearing reasonably quiet, no slipping and reasonably smooth engagement).
There doesn't seem to be an inspection plate on the bell housing? Is there any way to see what is going on? Any place to get an inspection camera in even?
Assuming I have to pull the box and replace the clutch, where can I source the correct clutch kit in Australia? Most of the eBay sellers have kits that show compatibility between 1963 and 1971 models. I thought 1960-1962 would have been the same? And figured that perhaps 1967 and onwards might have been different as they switched to the BA7 gearbox from the C3. There seems to be an Exedy PGK-6310 or Clutch Industries R352N. Will one of those do? Or is there something better?
Thanks.
New owner of a 1962 404 Sedan. There is an intermittent rattle at engine idle which I suspect is a loose/broken spring in the clutch plate, but more importantly the clutch is reluctant to fully disengage (as evidenced by grinding when attempting to engage reverse and difficulty at times in selecting other gears). The clutch free play is probably slightly more than necessary, but the pedal when engaged is about brake pedal height, and travels basically all the way to the floor. Am I looking at a bent fork or fingers, or is there anything else that might be the culprit. Apart from this the clutch basically works OK (throw-out bearing reasonably quiet, no slipping and reasonably smooth engagement).
There doesn't seem to be an inspection plate on the bell housing? Is there any way to see what is going on? Any place to get an inspection camera in even?
Assuming I have to pull the box and replace the clutch, where can I source the correct clutch kit in Australia? Most of the eBay sellers have kits that show compatibility between 1963 and 1971 models. I thought 1960-1962 would have been the same? And figured that perhaps 1967 and onwards might have been different as they switched to the BA7 gearbox from the C3. There seems to be an Exedy PGK-6310 or Clutch Industries R352N. Will one of those do? Or is there something better?
Thanks.