Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 19:30:13 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
In-Reply-To: <CA+r=Jhr6Z1YqvD87bRJcUFOWhRzaYZ2tMQbVa2hq_eW-rUpQtA@mail.gmail.com>
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Ok Larry , two roll pins :-)
I’ve no idea about how much force there is. I suppose could measure clutch pedal force and distance travelled, then determine lever arm on the clutch lever, then, then…
Or work back from clutch pressure data..
> On May 24, 2021, at 7:03 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Lots of shear stress on that roll pin. Carry some extras.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
>> On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 7:12 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Was thinking same but straight pin.
>>
>> Roll pin better.
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>> > On May 24, 2021, at 4:10 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Fabricate an arm with ball stud and 20mm hole. Drill shaft end with arm in position for 5 mm roll pin.
>> >
>> > Dennis
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Alistair Bell
>> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 6:37 PM
>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > Subject: Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
>> >
>> > Oh Neil, you’re as bad as me :-)
>> >
>> > Nope, bug arm has splines in diff place.
>> >
>> > I’ll find a used one I’m sure. But it has given me a few hours of thought about how I would go about making a sub. I’d do away with the splines in the arm as I can’t make them… I’d do some other way.
>> >
>> > Oh btw, the clutch cross shaft is a nice 19.99 mm diameter where the arm goes on. It’s a nice close fit to the arm ( haven’t measured arm bore yet. I’ll guess it’s 20.00mm)
>> >
>> > Alistair
>> >
>> >> On May 24, 2021, at 3:10 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> If by some miracle a Bug COL fit, I think it would be pretty easy to
>> >> weld a ball to arm:
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >>>> On 5/24/21, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Sorry. Looked in all my boxes of Vanagon parts. No COL.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Neil n
>> >>
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