This may be of no help but many years ago I had an old car (30's or early
40's) that had a rod attached to the transmisson and went to the frame in a
way that it could alow the engine to move on its for mount for the touque but
not allow clutch catter. I made the mistake of thinking that I didn't need to
put this right on since it got in the way of something else. Boy, was I
mistaking. You might experiment around with this or maybe someone remembers
more of how and why this was used. I know if I blocked the motor mounts it
didn't catter either.
Stan
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From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net on behalf of GEstep3457@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 1997 1:59 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: MGTF/Volvo Conversion...Clutch judder
I've had my MGTF/Volvo for years and love it, but I have had one problem and
wonder if someone might have encountered something similar. The Volvo B18
engine is tucked in well, along with the Volvo clutch and tranny. When I
bought the car a clutch judder problem was the main reason the chap sold the
car. His wife just couldn't drive it, and it was supposed to be her car. I
drove it that way a long time, and then finally replaced the clutch disc and
pressure plate. The problem remained! As a matter of fact, it was worse than
before. A friend suggested that with the Volvo clutch, and MG mechanism, the
throw might be too short, thus allowing the components to come together too
rapidly. I put it up on his hoist and I relocated one of the clutch rods to
make a longer throw. That did help a bit. I'm thinking of having a piece
machined to put in there so I will have a lot more control over throw length.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
Happy driving. Gary
PS Thanks to several of you who helped me out on tires. They are on the car
now.
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