77 DT175 clutch trouble

[crossedup2]

So what was it in the end Vince?

You need to tell!

Peter B

[Vince H]

The little bloody ball bearing that goes between the push rods must have fallen out when I was checking the clutch out lol 

[GMC]

That crazy little ball bearing didn't fall into the gearbox did it?

[OverTheHill]

Oh god--ok, you found it didn't you?, sorry shouldn't ask thing like that. On the later DT175's we had special v shaped rubber ring supplied to stop the clutch rattle at idle. rattle from the drum moving on the built in cush rubber i suppose and/or making it chatter on the clutch drum teeth to the crank gear [something like that]. The heavy rubber ring got stretched over the drum & fitted tightly at the top between the drum & the gear effectively damping the rattle out, worked too.

[OverTheHill]

just wrote that GMC & was too chicken to tell the story of the outcome of that. Worst part is when you pull the whole motor right apart & wifey comes along & says--is this what you're looking for over here, Grrr.

[Vince H]

No must have.fell out on work bench then shed floor yeah know what ur saying was working on my xr the other day and couldn't find part searched everywhere gave up looking then mates misses comes in saying is this what u were looking for lol