So I recently replaced the clutch plates and springs on my 1991 F2 every thing when went well execpt when I went to put the 4 bolts that go through the 4 clutch springs the clymer book just said tighten them till there "snug" now im slightly confused on what that means cause they can be "snug" on so many diffrent levels. My clutch also never feals like it lets all the way out, and I belive ive got the cabel properly adjusted however it is an old cabel could the cable be my problem? or are the spring bolts too tight? Ill hate to have to pull the clutch cover off again but I think the bolts are probly too tight....thanks guys

 

Snug is not a correct setting IMO. there is a torque spec for those bolts somewhere, probably in inch pounds, but there IS a correct setting for it. I'll check my Clymer for you and throw some figures your way shortly.

OR not. my manual simply says to tighten those bolts "securely" which could mean anything from just tight enough to a hair from snapping tight.

 

And now you see the issue im facing, and yea i was wrong it dosnt say snug it does say sercurly, at first I tightend them down quite a bit and then when i went to look at the lifter on the clutch cover it wasnt going to touch the rod at all so i backed them out but maby i didnt back them out enough idk im really lost on this....

 

I wrote up a whole how-to when I put a shift kit in my F2. My advice to you is to swing over to the general tech forum and look for the service manual sticky. Download yourself a service manual and study the diagrams there and see where you went wrong. Thats going to be a lot easier than someone trying to diagnose your problem through the internet without being able to see it. Incidently if you were in southwest wisconsin I could probably help you out.

 

oOo..would you mind linking me to your how-to on installing a shift kit?

 

Dont back the bolts off... it doesn't matter how tight they are so long as they are tight.

It's called "torque to yield" and you do it by feel.

I doubt they need more than 10Ft/lb