While driving my '70 B today I heard a noise that sounded like pop cans
getting torn up. It stopped as soon as it started so a went another
block or two trying to figure out what it was. (sounded like it could
have been the speedometer cable almost, but that was still working...)
Tried to stop at a light, when I pushed in the clutch I felt a lot of
grinding and the clutch did not disengage. (The engine died.) I
started it up and tried again (hope?) Couldn't get it in gear. I
popped open the hood and removed the cover to the brake/clutch to see
if I was lucky and it was the pin for the clutch. It wasn't. To make
a long story short, I managed to get home and into my garage in third
gear without stopping.
Now I am thinking I am going to have to pull the engine and replace the
clutch. I have read a few rumors about clutch brands etc.
Which brands of clutches are good VB has two, one is not named, the
other is Borg&Beck. Is there a type I should avoid? I was planning on
doing the cover, disc and the release bearing all at once. I was also
planning on doing the rear main seal, and putting the pan gasket on
with a bunch of gasket maker as well as the gasket this time.
(Replaced that without maker on the gasket and my B has dripped ever
since, something it didn't do before I replaced the cam shaft.) Add
wiring for my backup lights (don't know what happened to that!)
Anything else I ought to do while I am in there?
All that said, I have done my cam shaft, all brake cylinders and
clutch. Am I in over my head? Looks like a lot of work from my
chilton and leyland books, but I am game (I think) :)
TIA!
Andrew Lundgren
Lundgren@iname.com
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
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