First and secondary clutch out of alignment...

[MattiasT]

Hello!
My restoration of my 1994 conquest is almost over and its close to testdrive!
But I have problems with the clutches,the secondary clutch is allways turning,also with low idle. I have replaced the primary (engine) clutch with a new one and there is a new belt (both argo).
When checking,I see that they doesnt seem to align. If I take a ruler and put it on the side of the secondary clutch (tranny) and meassure where it align on the engine cluch it seems that it is 7mm of centre. Should I shim the secondary clutch out so it get aligned?
Also,when the secondary opens fully,it touches the idlechains on that side.
See this video: https://youtu.be/L3I8OhCL5rc
I didnt rev it up so it would toutch on the video thou..
Anyone had this problem with the clutches..?

Regards. Mattias in Sweden

[ARGOJIM]

Many machines came with 2 shims between the trans and driven, check the later parts manuals for shim numbers. The shims were there for contact issues, also if your clutch is off twist it slightly by hand and using both hands check for side to side play in the bushing.

[Coast2Coast]

You can set your idle quite a bit lower than that too. Mine is so low it's barely running. Lately it idles itself up, but if I give it a quick rev of the throttle it dies back down to nothing long enough to shift. Mine used to not move the secondary at idle but after I did some stuff to "fix" it, and replaced the ancient belt with a new one it now spins full time like yours.

[MattiasT]

Thanks guys!
It means the world for me to be able to go here for advice!
I put two shims on the secondary clutch (pushing it to the left side and now it won't touch the chain!
Yesterday it was the first test drive and it went ok,if you consider that it been under water on and off for five years..!
Some adjustments on the brakes and I found out that the brake cooling fan has died again..
Well,I bought another fan today (for removing fuelgases from engine compartments in boats) today and I will try that one sinche Argo fans are extremely expensive...
I will kee you posted!
Mattias