jamesmartin
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its possible to run down from the top onto the bell housing to flywheel housing joint ,rear main seals tend to leak on rear of flywheel and not the clutch
its possible to run down from the top onto the bell housing to flywheel housing joint ,rear main seals tend to leak on rear of flywheel and not the clutch
brianp38dse
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Coke tryed and tested clutch cleaner was a must when i was rallying to always in the service kit
I thought that was one of the less painful jobs! Had to retrieve a manifold nut with my telescopic magnet but other than that it was OK. I took it all apart 2 days later just to check the glow-plugs were still all good. Pipes were still OK then. Will recheck though: a lot of heating an cooling there.
A story there, sure enough, son.
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Well, got to be better than drinking it. 2 litres of coke down the back of the engine and over the clutch housing it is!
tomcat59alan
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It has to go inside the bellhousing and was only used as a first aid, finish the rally bodge.
brianp38dse
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only ever taken the cover of to do the pipes never touched inlet that why it was a fiddle
brianp38dse
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It has to go inside the bellhousing and was only used as a first aid, finish the rally bodge.
yep any thing to get to the finish, god we did some dodgey bodges i mean repaires to keep um running, exhaust clamps and ratchet staps on steering &suspention or us of big hammer
tomcat59alan
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yep any thing to get to the finish, god we did some dodgey bodges i mean repaires to keep um running, exhaust clamps and ratchet staps on steering &suspention or us of big hammer
+1 what fun.
brianp38dse
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+1 what fun.
those were the days,drove car down to bournemouth did two day event then drove it home,one inlet manifold held on with gable ties and bungie strap to strut brace and track rods adjusted so wheels straight going forwards, put in revers went bad toe in, finished thougth, more than others did
It has to go inside the bellhousing and was only used as a first aid, finish the rally bodge.
Ah, so clutch out and clean properly? Or hope it burns off?
tomcat59alan
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brianp38dse
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it must have burned of mine, fixed leak and it stopped slipping
Personally if it's contaminated I would chuck it.
Sometimes i am amazed at the comments on this forum. Not the one you made Alan, but the one you replied to. It would be new spinner at least. If you can get them separately these days which i doubt.
tomcat59alan
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Friction plate
Just so, spinner plate as opposed to pressure plate. Obviously some are not aware of trade slang. Anybody would think we were talking Dutch.
tomcat59alan
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Just so, spinner plate as opposed to pressure plate. Obviously some are not aware of trade slang. Anybody would think we were talking Dutch.
Stick the clog in Tony
Stick the clog in Tony
Well i mean whats the bloody use of stripping a clutch out and not at least fitting a spinner and maybe a release bearing. Or if you have any sense a complete clutch assembly. I mean how often do you want to be doing it? Total false economy just to wash the bloody thing if it's contaminated and put it back. Once you get oil in a friction material it's knackered. No matter how much you clean it the oil just weeps out when it gets hot.
StuckAgainSteve
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Just so, spinner plate as opposed to pressure plate. Obviously some are not aware of trade slang. Anybody would think we were talking Dutch.
Which is a stupid bit of slang coz when you're stationary, in gear with the engine running and the clutch dipped the "spinner" is the only bit not spinning!
Which is a stupid bit of slang coz when you're stationary, in gear with the engine running and the clutch dipped the "spinner" is the only bit not spinning!
Maybe so, but that is what it's called and i have known it as that for over 50 years. Alan knew what i meant. Maybe i this day of enlightened technicians with their NVQs in plugging diag in it is called, "A stationary when in gear and the clutch is dipped plate". Most of them will never see one.
