He Neil, Yes, cracked at the edge of the spline section. Along one spline root. I’ve emailed a couple of local vendors, but if you have one…. :-) Otherwise it’s a weld up and remachine. I suppose that’s possible but not my dream option :-) Alistair > On May 24, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Very interesting Alistair. Kind of a moot question, as answer seems > obvious, but did the lever crack where arm forms to circle? > > It's unlikely but I may have a spare. I'll look today. But, I bet > someone here has a spare arm. > > Glad you found the culprit. > > Neil. > >> On 5/24/21, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> I thought the spare was the same . Ended up making a spacer for the slave >> rod to make the new arm work. >> >> Yes, it was a diesel van arm. Clocks differently on the cross shaft. > >> I crawled under the van and pulled the arm off. Came off way to easily. Yes, >> it’s cracked. So it had slipped on the splines. Hence the no clutch action. >> > > -- > Neil n > > VE7TBN > > 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt > > 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 > > VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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