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Chevy!
Just back from Esther's wedding and have forgotten whether yours
is a 140 or a 164. If yours has a ball on the end of the cable and
you can get to it, one thing you can do is press a piece of split
tubing around the cable between the fork and the ball. You can also
rearrange the nuts so both are on the same side and pull the clutch
a little further. You may also be able to do this at the upper end
of the cable too.
It sounds like you may have the wrong kind of throwout bearing.
On my 164 a number of years back I had the same symptoms (pardon me
if I am being redundant). It has a throwout shaft operated by a lever
and the fork mounts to the shaft inside the bellhousing. The lever
was welded to the shaft and eventually fractured, yielding through
about a 30 degree arc first. Really buffaloed me because I had adjusted
on almost a daily basis and about every time I stepped on the clutch
it gave some more. Fortunately I had another arm/shaft assy which I
put in when I pulled the tranny. Part of this problem was due to using
a Chevrolet V8 clutch that just happened to bolt up to my B30 flywheel.
It was a LOT stiffer than the F/S diaphragm clutch, not to mention about
an inch thicker too, requiring LOTS of mods to install without interference
with things inside the bellhousing. I'm back to standard now.
Best wishes on getting the thing straightened out!
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