90% of the the time, it is a failure OUTSIDE the bell housing, usually
the shaft lever outside of the coupler with clevis pins. Alson the
coupler itself can crack and fail. I experienced both with my old Avanti.
JT
reichsrundfunk wrote:
> Hi Guys, Wondering of anyone can enlighten me on a clutch problem I'm
> encountering with my 59' Lark. It has the 6 cylinder engine with a 3
> speed (no OD). I noticed that the point of engagement for the cluth
> was becoming lower and lower (to the floorboard), so I adjusted the
> released rod on the linkage as the shop manual instructs. That
> adjustment eld fine for a couple of weeks, during which the point of
> engagement once again, became lower and lower to the floorboard. I
> once again adjusted it, however this time, it sank back down to the
> previous low level with about 10 applications of the clutch! Rather
> than keep adjusting it further and further, I am wondering what could
> be causing the clutch to keep going lower and lower simply by applying
> the clutch pedal? I'm not 100% certain on the precise mechanics of
> how the clutch on my Lark operates, other than I know the pressure
> plate is pulled back away from the driven plate to make or break the
> engagement. Is it probable that the pedal linkage is worn down and
> requires attention, or is there something within the internal clutch
> itself that would cause this condition?
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> -George-
> -59 Lark Regal
> -63 GT Hawk
> -63 Champ Pickup
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