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RE: Clutch : TR 3

To: DeWetC1 <DeWetC1@sapo.co.za>
Subject: RE: Clutch : TR 3
From: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
Date: 11 Dec 2000 10:21:14 -0600
Well...  if it is a broken spring in the clutch, it MAY be possible to replace
 the spring, as long as it hasn't done too much damage to anything else.  Where
 you would get hold of the correct spring, or whether it would be easy to try
 and fit in place, I have no idea.

Anyone have any views on the viability of this approach, to save Chris some
 cash?

What about removing the clutch to remove the broken spring bits, then just
 putting it back together with one spring missing, as a make-do until a
 replacement clutch can be obtained from somewhere?  Would this work?  Are you
 risking damaging anything other that the clutch, which is otherwise worthless
 anyway?  Would the missing mass of the spring result in unacceptable
 vibrations as the clutch would be imbalanced (seems likely to me, without
 actually doing the calcs)?  Perhaps, if there are an even number of springs,
 the opposite spring could also be removed to restore balance?  What are the
 likely effects of running with not all the springs there?

Is there any chance a clutch from a more popular (i.e. cheaper) car would fit,
 or are all clutches generally unique to that car?

I have no idea to the answers to these questions, just suggesting some possible
 options, then sitting back and waiting for someone else to tell me they are
 good/bad/downright dangerous!

Richard & Daffy

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