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Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:11 pm
by boxerbamr100
Your taking the transmission off of a 1978 R100S to inspect a failing clutch and find that the clutch pushrod and pressure plate have have chewed each other up, when you remove the pushrod, you find that it's been broke off at the bottom of the felt space and was welded back together - off center as well. ahhhhh and everything!

who would do such a thing?? the thrust bearing(#4) was missing too. How did this clutch function for as long as it did rigged up like this

Re: Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:24 pm
by Deleted User 287
Boy, I have heard of cheap airhead owners, but not buying a new pushrod? That takes the cake!
Re: Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:33 pm
by twist
it would have been easier to make a new one. welded?
Re: Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:38 am
by mattcfish
You don't want to know what's holding the rest of the bike together.
Re: Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:35 am
by Deleted User 287
mattcfish wrote:You don't want to know what's holding the rest of the bike together.
Hope & a prayer? (to a non-existing god...)
Re: Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:01 am
by ME 109
It wasn't me.
I would have welded mine straight.
Enough.
Re: Clutch Pushrod OMG
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:57 am
by Motorhead
after serveral years of BMW ownership this no surprize of what people will do
I found many things
and some maybe can point the finger at me, after all I have sold parts with out the full knowlage of condition as I count on failing eyes and measurement tools, glass plate
who knows the reason for a barn find could be the owner health or some ham fisted repair that one doesn't want to risk life with
I rebuilt a motor that had a repaired cam the ATU nut was broken off and a 6-32 screw washer and lock washer to hold ATU
the ATU is held in position with D grind then wave washer, nut in this the 6-32 the D was worn I pointed out this cam needed replacement the owner said he couldn't afford it
I said later it will cause you greef
Later it did and we are no longer in contact