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bob hughes

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I have just purchased a new Girling master cylinder for the clutch on my BJ7, although the body was identical, the rubber covering sleeve and the push rod were different from the old one. I mentioned this to the salesman who in fairness went back to discuss the situation with some one, but came back saying that that was the new Girling replacement. The push rod was now threaded at the end so needed a screw on fork, this was duly purchased, a beefed up version, machined out a billet of steel. I have now started to install it and found that the fork would not fit onto the lug attached to the clutch pedal as the fork was fouling the arm of the pedal. :wall: I referred the situation back to the parts company and they were unaware of the problem, but said that the alternative replica part had the original pushrod/fork set up, and that they would make some enquiries as this was the first complaint. I have now changed over the push rods so have overcome the problem that way. :banana: Has any one else had this experience? I assume that the problem would also exist for the brake master cylinder as they are one in the same.

Bob
 
Well I think that I have got to the bottom of it already. My car is ex American and has been converted to right hand drive at some time in the past. Either in the manufacture of the clutch pedal or due to some one re-modelling the clutch pedal slightly, the gap between the main pedal arm and the lug, onto which the push rod fork is fixed,is very tight but was suitable for the original push rod setup. The new fork is some 3mm wider overall and the extra 1.5mm ( half the extra width) makes the difference between go and no go. The brake pedal does not suffer from the same problem as there appears to be a larger offset in the lug.
 
<span style="color: #FF0000">I can't believe the English modify our Healeys!!!</span>

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It's OK Bill, she's in safe hands now! :angel:

She has come back home to Dada, none of this bodge it and scarper stuff, only the best equipment is being installed, and it is all within easy reach - well almost anyway.

My only problem is that I do not have the heart to take it totally to pieces in one go, so I work on it every winter / spring to get it on the road again for summer / autumn. The plan for this winter is to replace the floor and the sills on the passenger side, install a new trunk floor and a new drain channel. The drivers side was done a year or so ago.

:cheers:

Bob
 
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