Replace clutch fork?

[buck91]

Would you guys replace the clutch fork in the following situation? High mileage but well maintained SN95 (96 GT drop top 5spd) with lots of bolt ons but nothing wild; not a high dollar car but nice. Leaking RMS resulted in need for a cluthc job over the winter, picked up an excellent/like new clutch out of a cobra model (already converted to 11in in the past) for almost nothing. I could literally just pop out the old one, resurface the flywheel and pop in the new one. Wasn't haven't any other problems besides slip/chatter.

But of course when I got it all apart the pivot stud showed noticable wear, and there is a bit of wear in the pivot pocket on the clutch fork as well. When fitted together and articulated by hand its a little rough but its dry un-greased right now. TOB feels amazingly smooth (was made in USA Timken)...

Since this is a weekend/extra car I'm pretty tempted to just leave well enough alone and do the basic clutch job... but being a BITOG'er I'm very temped to do the pivot stud and clutch fork while its apart; of course this would mean its worth the money to pop a new TOB in there.... but I hate to replace a known good USA made timken as it is getting darn near impossible to find good TOB's these days...


Anyways, open to opinions and thoughts!

 

[sciphi]

By noticeable, how much? Like it's polished, or there's material worn away? If it's getting worn away and you're going to keep the car a while longer, I'd replace it for peace of mind. Nothing like ruining a cruise by the car getting stuck in gear or failing to go into gear.

 

[CT8]

Change all the parts as necessary unless you want to go back in there again.

 

[Srt20]

I have never seen a clutch fork worn away that it needs replacing.

Put some grease on it.

 

[bdcardinal]

Yes, they are cheap. Replace it along with the pivot ball.

 

[buck91]

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Yes, they are cheap. Replace it along with the pivot ball.


I don't think I would call them cheap... $80 plus about $25 for the pivot. I'm trying to ascertain whether replacing will offer any real benefit.

 

[bvance554]

Originally Posted By: buck91
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Yes, they are cheap. Replace it along with the pivot ball.


I don't think I would call them cheap... $80 plus about $25 for the pivot. I'm trying to ascertain whether replacing will offer any real benefit.


While I had it apart, $105 seems like a pittance. If it were mine I would reassemble it with new parts. You'll never know if there is a real benefit until you put it back together and the old parts fail.