<VV> Update on Clutch Noise and Question

[John Green]

You may recall that I posted a message about a noisy clutch
linkage--depressing the pedal with the car not running produced a
scratching noise and rough feeling on the clutch pedal.  Thanks again to all
who responded.

It turns out that one side of the clutch fork broke. I was able to see this
clearly using a video inspection camera  and I therefore decided to drop the
drive train to replace it and try to fix a few oil leaks. I ordered a new
(used) fork along with gaskets and seals.

Questions on replacing the rear seal: (i) I noticed a saucer shaped piece of
thin metal around the crank and behind the rear cover of the engine. It did
not seem to be attached to anything but had a slot cut that matched the
crank key. What is this, and do I need to do anything about it? (ii) The
pulley is not flush with the end of the crankshaft. After I used the crank
bolt and washer to pull the pulley onto the crankshaft, I removed the bolt
to see if the pulley was properly installed and saw that the pulley was not
flush with the end of the crank. Is this correct? I cannot see a significant
gap between the engine and the pulley.

John Green
Silver Spring MD
Corsa member
1965 /4