Can anyone tell me what this is?

[TheBlizzard]

Looks like one of the dowel pins on the flywheel that lines up the pressure plate.

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[Halon]

I just had a clutch disengagement problem as well. New Master Cylinder cleared that problem right up. I had my old rod adjusted all the way out, and it was still not fully disengaging, making it real hard to shift.

[blageo23]

But the clutch cant disengage if the fork isnt moving far enough. Id say swap out the master cylinder and slave while your at it and see if that helps. Id say that this is not clutch related its most likely the master, slave or TOB.

[tpunx99GSX]

Theres no fluid leaking from the master cylinder though or even the slave cylinder. Could it still be bad? It seems like the slave cylinder is pushing the fork all the way due to the fact that i cant push it any more. Ill try tonight to maybe put a spacer in that and see if it pushes it farther. Im so glad i didnt start taking out the tranny last night, if its this i will run around naked in the streets.
Do you really need the dowel pin in there? will it cause any problems nessesariy?

[Halon]

Maybe I missed it, but what exactly is making you think the clutch isn't fully disengaging? My situation was, I could shift through the gears just fine with the car off. But when I turned the car on, it would sometimes grind (sitting still in neutral), and sometimes go in, sometimes not go in. Figured it was the clutch not fully disengaging. Couldn't adjust my rod any further, and saw some fluid leaking inside.

[blageo23]

Ju-on read post #6.
There could be a inner leak or something causing it to not have all the pressure. I was missing the pin on the crank and they told me not to worry about it.

[JET]

It seems like the slave cylinder is pushing the fork all the way due to the fact that i cant push it any more.

I can just see Tom pushing on the clutch fork with his thumb to see if it moves farther!

It does sound like the clutch is just dragging. Are you sure you bled the system properly?

[tpunx99GSX]

I can just see Tom pushing on the clutch fork with his thumb to see if it moves farther!

It does sound like the clutch is just dragging. Are you sure you bled the system properly?
Yeah jet, actually after i posted that i was like hmmm... i prolly wouldnt be able to push that with my thumb too much. lol

[slowbubblecar]

Maybe get an extended slave cylinder rod(which I happen to be selling).
We bought one a long time ago when QPR was selling them and it semmed to be useless. We had more ploblems with it than without so we took it out right away.

[JET]

Yeah jet, actually after i posted that i was like hmmm... i prolly wouldnt be able to push that with my thumb too much. lol

Ahhhh, classic Tom! Trying to push a 2,000 lb pressure plate with your thumb :D