ozzie alpine
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G'day, I'm having clutch problems, still, mostly due to having mismatched components it seems.
Car is an early SII but has been fiddled with, so I am not certain which bits are original.
I need some help ID'ing the parts that I have/need please.
Bottom line is that I may have to replace the whole setup, but I'd like to understand what problem I have before buying more new stuff.
Car was previously working OK for years, albeit with a very heavy and juddery clutch (unknown cover/plate), but I have recently removed that and replaced with a new aussie supplied clutch which is much lighter. This is supposed to be correct for Alpine SII but happens to be 6-spring and 2-dowel so it might be SI, however it should fit...
Main issue at present is the clutch fork, pedestal and release bearing, which do not match the new clutch cover.
Fork has been fitted with a roller-bearing since I've had the car, and if I compare the old bearing to a new carbon one (supplied with the recent clutch kit), it is larger diameter (ie wider lugs), but has the same thickness/depth as the carbon bearing. So the fork has either been modified (widened) to suit the roller bearing, or is off something else. It has some part numbers on it (ie 86124 and 13891) but they don't match any of those numbers in the Parts List. It has a slight bend in it, at the pivot point, but seems straighter than other SII examples I have seen in photos on this forum.
Can someone please advise if my fork looks like a modified original or if its perhaps off something else?
Pedestal is worn and needs replacing or bushing, but it has a part number on it that tells me its a SI part...
I did have it installed briefly last week but the release bearing is very off centre when activating the clutch, causing problems with clutch disengaging and catching internally. The pivot of the fork is all wrong, but I am not sure if its due to the pedestal or the fork, or perhaps a pressure plate that is too "thin", or a mixture of all of these things...
Any assistance welcomed, including supply of new standard SII fork/pedestal if anyone has them?
Car is an early SII but has been fiddled with, so I am not certain which bits are original.
I need some help ID'ing the parts that I have/need please.
Bottom line is that I may have to replace the whole setup, but I'd like to understand what problem I have before buying more new stuff.
Car was previously working OK for years, albeit with a very heavy and juddery clutch (unknown cover/plate), but I have recently removed that and replaced with a new aussie supplied clutch which is much lighter. This is supposed to be correct for Alpine SII but happens to be 6-spring and 2-dowel so it might be SI, however it should fit...
Main issue at present is the clutch fork, pedestal and release bearing, which do not match the new clutch cover.
Fork has been fitted with a roller-bearing since I've had the car, and if I compare the old bearing to a new carbon one (supplied with the recent clutch kit), it is larger diameter (ie wider lugs), but has the same thickness/depth as the carbon bearing. So the fork has either been modified (widened) to suit the roller bearing, or is off something else. It has some part numbers on it (ie 86124 and 13891) but they don't match any of those numbers in the Parts List. It has a slight bend in it, at the pivot point, but seems straighter than other SII examples I have seen in photos on this forum.
Can someone please advise if my fork looks like a modified original or if its perhaps off something else?
Pedestal is worn and needs replacing or bushing, but it has a part number on it that tells me its a SI part...
I did have it installed briefly last week but the release bearing is very off centre when activating the clutch, causing problems with clutch disengaging and catching internally. The pivot of the fork is all wrong, but I am not sure if its due to the pedestal or the fork, or perhaps a pressure plate that is too "thin", or a mixture of all of these things...
Any assistance welcomed, including supply of new standard SII fork/pedestal if anyone has them?