All sorted, took the clutch back off and aligned it properly with a bit of carving on the end of the broom handle, offered up the bellhousing and it went straight in. Much easier than I expected. Cheers for the help fellas!

Been turning the bloody thing over by grabbing the flywheel to do up the cover plate bolts! Arms are killing me just from that let lone trying to lift the gearbox. I didn't think of that though, I've been trying to turn the front output flange which is a bit awkward when you're right under the...

Thanks for the input guys, I decided to un-do it and re-align using the broom handle again, only this time I whittled the end down to fit inside the spigot bush. Seems spot on now, I can't see it from the front because the gearbox is in the way but I run my finger right round it while it was in...

Thanks for the help guys. Been trying to get the ****er back on since my last post, it's not having any of it. Think I need an extra pair of hands. I've got the handbrake drum jacked up, engine's jacked up by the flywheel to level it out and at the moment the bellhousing is just resting on the...

Yeah I thought the release was a bit strange, still, it's on there now so hopefully it works. Just giving my arms a break before I try and haul the bloody thing back up and bolt it together :D Fingers crossed it'll be alright. I think I was being over cautious to begin with because I've never...

Is it possible to get a shorter release bearing? Or to mod the existing one to be shorter? Doesn't look like it in the pic but they're both the same height. If I could shorten it my problems would be solved!

Right I've got the numbers and measurements here and a couple of pictures. Quite embarrasing actually, there isn't THAT much difference between the height of the bodies of the covers. Firstly LUK numbers: Cover: 124 0014 10 Plate: 324 0068 10 Plate width: 235mm Friction surface on cover width...

Yeah good idea, that'd be my best bet I guess. Knowing my luck the only clutch they won't have on the shelf is the one I bloody need after a 25 mile trip down to the nearest dealer. I'll take some pictures when I get home comparing the new and old units and post some measurements anyway in case...

I don't remember the code for the kit but it's referenced off the numbers on my clutch by Partco. They said it was for some series III's, 110's, maybe some 300TDI's and very early range rover. All diesel, mostly N/A but a couple of TD's. No mention of petrol whatsoever. That kit was £90. The...

It's definitely 242mm accross the friction surface on the cover. The clutch disc itself measures about 232-5mm. So it's possible a whole host of clutches will fit the dowels and bolt pattern, but be different depths and spring rates? This is what I was hoping but 20mm seems a lot to me...

Land Rover V8 Series 101 TD5 Clutch Fork 576137 on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 01-Apr-09 16:59:10 BST) That's what the release fork looks like. Okay thanks for your help andy!

Unfortunately I don't have it on me at the moment as I'm at work but I'll have a look and post it tonight. I should have checked the V8, don't know why I didn't to be honest. It was originally a 3.9l V8 petrol so the clutch may have been ripped out of there but it's hard to tell what's original...

Nope, they just took the LUK numbers off my clutch and said 'thats the kit there, all the numbers cross reference to yours in these books'. Haven't fitted it properly yet, just offered it all up to see how it fitted so I can always take it back but other than being deeper it's exactly the same...

Tech info: Mazda HA 3.0L Diesel engine LR LT77 Gearbox with V8 bellhousing A company called M&D normally do these conversions but mine looks like a backyard job so I suspected the LR flywheel had been machined to fit the Mazda, which it seems is right. I took my old clutch round to a few...

Ahh that's alright then, seems to be normal, cheers Tig. I'll probably just make one up as I've got the materials lying around.

I have a Mazda engine converted rangey, I think it's bolted straight to a V8 bellhousing SEEMINGLY without any sort of adaptor plate. Everything runs fine, but the bottom inch or so of the bellhousing is not mated to any surface on the engine, meaning you can touch the flywheel if you really...

Cheers guys I'll keep a look out for any S*L*U*T*S activity :D Haha yeah nobody wants to admit they're from portland. I personally don't think it's that bad, but then I've never spent much time on the island.

Hello all! My name's Sean, got a grey '91 RR Vogue SE converted to manual with an LT77 g/b & LT230 t/b, Mazda TD lump in it. Based in Weymouth, Dorset. Any localers? How often do you meet up? I need to get muddy more often, my truck spends far too much of its time on tarmac :doh: