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[Fot] TR4 Race Flywheel, Presure Plate and Disk Question

Subject: [Fot] TR4 Race Flywheel, Presure Plate and Disk Question
From: fmccjr at aol.com (Rick McCurdy)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 07:27:03 -0400
References: <12619.1490334690@mitchelplumbing.com>
My Tr3 had an aluminum flywheel when I got it (no idea what brand, or when it 
was new) and I sourced the diaphragm the clutch and PP through TS Imports. 
So far, no problems and the clutch works like a charm!

Rick McCurdy
Newburgh, NY

(See you at "the Cup"!)

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> On Mar 24, 2017, at 1:51 AM, Charly via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> I belive British Parts NW has them also.steel lightweight flywheels
> Charly Mitchel 
> TR6 #44 
> 
> On Thu 23/03/17  8:49 PM , Tony Drews via Fot fot at autox.team.net sent:
>> Most folks seem to do a Fidanza aluminum flywheel.  Joe had a set of 
>> steel ones similar to what's sold by Cambridge made a while back, 
>> weighs the same and doesn't have the tendency to come loose from the 
>> crank like the alloy ones do.  Looks like this but for a TR4:
>> http://www.cambridgemotorsport.com/partsxx/cm6953
>> I use a diaphragm pressure plate like you describe with a heavy duty 
>> clutch disk.
>> 
>> The annular hydraulic throwout bearing is cool, but if you have any 
>> kind of failure you have to pull the tranny.  For that reason I 
>> converted from a very cool setup like that back to stock - so if the 
>> slave cylinder went out I had half a chance of fixing it at the track.
>> 
>> Regards, Tony Drews
>> 
>> At 02:57 PM 3/23/2017, STEPHEN BOROWSKI via Fot wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> What do you recommend for a race flywheel,
>> Pressure Plate and Disk?>My existing is a lightened stock flywheel with a
>> diaphragm type >(Porsche) pressure plate.
>>> 
>>> Also has anyone used the hydraulic throw out
>> bearing devise? Is it worth it?>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve
>>> FL TR4 racer
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