No Clutch after engine swap :(
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:27 am
Just swapped out EA81 from in front of an L 5 speed DR 4WD box in the Brumby
Just successfully swapped in an EA82
Just noticed extreme laid back look of the clutch fork
the fork goes way back to the end of the cables adjuster and then some, pedal has no feel to it, goes to the floor with adjuster nut at its end more poop ! ??
I used a different (but the same) fork on reassemble, one I found i marked as 1989 mpfi 5 sp L series, is black, looks same shape, size etc done lot less kms which is why I swapped.The clutch and flywheel is from a FWD Vortex turbo which had exactly the same shape/size clutch fork.
The parts manual suggests there is only one clutch fork for all EA82 L Series and Vortex.
Surely the clutch is the same for EA82T 5 speed FWD ??
Just measured between the forward most face of the clutch fork where the cable sits - on two cars
The problem car is 118mm from the front face to the bellhousing join.
The L Series EA82 with five speed is 105mm
a look into the timing aperture of the bellhousing at the top, the flywheel looks the same sort of position for ring gear
Any clues ??
Does not feel like it has come off its pivot ball on the box.
Wll, I can confirm this has not happened. Never found this before, with cable out of the way, rubber dust boot (30542AA000 - one for Wayno) slips up and off, some light on th subject and can see as clear as day that everything is nice and in place. Just been comparing things. Pivot ball and shaft on several L 5MT 4WD and one 2WD 5MT-T boxes and getting ~35mm and ~40mm total lengths ! 5mm further down the leverage point could be the difference ?
There are also 4 different flywheel part numbers with 4WD and 2WD being different. Maybe 4WD thicker and heavier recall someone saying to use a 2WD flywheel for more zippy. All pivots have been superceded to an EJ/Liberty part number .....
Just successfully swapped in an EA82
Just noticed extreme laid back look of the clutch fork
the fork goes way back to the end of the cables adjuster and then some, pedal has no feel to it, goes to the floor with adjuster nut at its end more poop ! ??
I used a different (but the same) fork on reassemble, one I found i marked as 1989 mpfi 5 sp L series, is black, looks same shape, size etc done lot less kms which is why I swapped.The clutch and flywheel is from a FWD Vortex turbo which had exactly the same shape/size clutch fork.
The parts manual suggests there is only one clutch fork for all EA82 L Series and Vortex.
Surely the clutch is the same for EA82T 5 speed FWD ??
Just measured between the forward most face of the clutch fork where the cable sits - on two cars
The problem car is 118mm from the front face to the bellhousing join.
The L Series EA82 with five speed is 105mm
a look into the timing aperture of the bellhousing at the top, the flywheel looks the same sort of position for ring gear
Any clues ??
Does not feel like it has come off its pivot ball on the box.
Wll, I can confirm this has not happened. Never found this before, with cable out of the way, rubber dust boot (30542AA000 - one for Wayno) slips up and off, some light on th subject and can see as clear as day that everything is nice and in place. Just been comparing things. Pivot ball and shaft on several L 5MT 4WD and one 2WD 5MT-T boxes and getting ~35mm and ~40mm total lengths ! 5mm further down the leverage point could be the difference ?
There are also 4 different flywheel part numbers with 4WD and 2WD being different. Maybe 4WD thicker and heavier recall someone saying to use a 2WD flywheel for more zippy. All pivots have been superceded to an EJ/Liberty part number .....