mad85

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2019

• #21

I have a powerspec clutch, so that is 300-500miles for bedding in

 

mad85

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2019

• #22

i did contact Luke, and his suggestion is to replace slave cylinder, using a bigger bore from a V8... will try that out

 

mad85

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2019

• #23

so, to my horror, after replacing the clutch and also the spigot bearing and many other components, I am hearing the spigot bearing noise again when cold, although not as loudly as before and gears are going in normally, even when cold. Mechanic said that some R380 gearboxes "do that" and there is no way of really fixing it apart from finding a gearbox which doesnt do it? Any thoughts about this?

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2019

• #24

mad85 said:

so, to my horror, after replacing the clutch and also the spigot bearing and many other components, I am hearing the spigot bearing noise again when cold, although not as loudly as before and gears are going in normally, even when cold. Mechanic said that some R380 gearboxes "do that" and there is no way of really fixing it apart from finding a gearbox which doesnt do it? Any thoughts about this?

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hes wrong, if it was the g/box it would be a bearing race spinning in the case thats fixed by loctiting the race in to case, new spigot bushes can be very tight on input shaft and often need reaming once fitted to be a good fit

 

mad85

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• Mar 6, 2019

• #25

thanks for the quick reply. what exactly do you mean by "loctiting the race in to case" ?

 

jamesmartin

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• Mar 6, 2019

• #26

mad85 said:

thanks for the quick reply. what exactly do you mean by "loctiting the race in to case" ?

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a taper bearing is in 2 parts ,the inner presses on to the shaft the outer in the case, these are a loose fit the outers that is, loctite stops them spinning

 

mad85

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• Mar 6, 2019

• #27

ok, im trying to understand... so you loctite the spigot bearing in place?