Quick question, Shimming the pivot ball, How many washers?

[1993eclipseGS]

I just bought a brand new pivotball, clutch fork, master and slave cylinderm and throwout bearing.. How many washers should i put behind the pivot ball? I have an act2600 clutch.

I'll be doing this tomorrow at 5 so i'd appreciate it if someone would help me out with the answer. I have everything waiting to go back in.

[hakcenter]

If its all new, I wouldn't shim it at all.

[1993eclipseGS]

Thank you, That is all I wanted to know.

[weith1111]

Originally Posted by hakcenter

If its all new, I wouldn't shim it at all.

I'll back this up. If you are shimming the pivot ball, or putting a longer rod in the slave or any of the other "tricks" to make the 2600 work better, you are just covering up the problem, not fixing it. If everything is assembled correctly it will work perfect without rigging it.

[1993eclipseGS]

Thanks.

Everything should be good then.

[falcone4g63]

http://www.teamrip.com/clutch%20adjustment.html

#5 and 7 should help you out.

[kwaliph]

What do you guys think of this? TRE TECH TIPS

It makes sense if you think about it but wouldnt bleeding the clutch automatically adjust the slave piston to the correct location?

I just did this "shimming the fulcrum" with two 2mm washers (thats 4mm overall) with much success so far. Before I did little research on the subject and went with the lengthened slave cyl rod (about 1/4" longer) and had my master cyl pushrod adjusted on the last 2 threads (NOT good, I know) but was necessary for the car to drive at all. Then i come apon this info about the correct step being different for aftermarket cluthes. And here I am, after all the research I could muster, have already taken action. I figured 4mm would suffice since .15" is just under 4mm, I figure my flywheel has been machined twice and made the assumption of .20" under. After a weekend of knuckle bustin, there are 4mm worth of shims under the fulcrum and the stock slave pushrod back in, its shifts flippin SWEET!

I still would suggest machining the flywheel to the correct step as a primary FIX, as the shimming is a patch. It just works for those who did not do the necessary homework BEFORE spending the mula and do not have the time or money to have the flywheel remachined.

My .02

[1993eclipseGS]

Sorry, This thread is over 3 years old! I did not shim the pivot ball though I remember clearly. I got a new clutch fork, Pivot ball from dsmparts.com.