05-04-2022, 05:56 PM
welcome to the forum
i can only offer a quick thought on 1. There is a problem somewhere if the you have to crunch into first. I have a 33 box with 4 speed crash and it always crunched into first. I set it up carefully and nothing, still crunched. I took the engine out and it turned out that 1 of the clutch springs was caught on the edge of the recess it was supposed to sit in so was twisted slightly and the plates not level. I took the opportunity to have the clutch rebuilt and relined and it is now smooth and easy to use.
there is lots of advice here if you search for it on setting up the clutch pedal to ensure you have the correct travel and free movement in the pedal before it engages, including checking the release bearing, before taking anything apart.
i can only offer a quick thought on 1. There is a problem somewhere if the you have to crunch into first. I have a 33 box with 4 speed crash and it always crunched into first. I set it up carefully and nothing, still crunched. I took the engine out and it turned out that 1 of the clutch springs was caught on the edge of the recess it was supposed to sit in so was twisted slightly and the plates not level. I took the opportunity to have the clutch rebuilt and relined and it is now smooth and easy to use.
there is lots of advice here if you search for it on setting up the clutch pedal to ensure you have the correct travel and free movement in the pedal before it engages, including checking the release bearing, before taking anything apart.
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!