Dart Clutch Adjustment Problem

Aaron65 said

Yes, the throwout bearing is correct and the fork moved freely and the transmission went in without trouble.

I'm really wondering if the pressure plate that's in there is a diaphragm pressure plate. I totally have forgotten. Maybe the diaphragm style is a bit different in height than the lever style. In retrospect, I wish I would have measured the free height of both pressure plates...I didn't even think of it at the time. Oh well.

It also seems like there's a funny angle between the clutch adjustment rod and the z-bar attachment. I'm not sure if it was like that before, but I'm not sure what would cause any change.

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when you get a brand new clutch kit, there are kits that replace the old style plate (three tab) with a newer style diaphragm type and they usually throw in a note saying that it is a direct replacement. That happened when I replaced the clutch set with a new one from O'reileys.

you shouldn't need a longer clutch rod or adjuster rod, they were never intended to be a frequently replaced item but the pressure plate was.

In the old days people would try to extend the adjustment rod just to get more miles out of a worn out set, but that will never match the ease of new parts. Clutches and pressure plates wear out gradually from day one and were intended to be replaced not rods.