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> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of zoboherald@aol.com
>
> I believe Delphi is the "successor" company to AP / Lockheed, the
> company that originally made Borg & Beck clutches, so they'd certainly
> have the rights and abilities to make clutches "to Borg & Beck specs";
> whether new B&B is as good as NOS is for others to decide.... (I'd like
> to know myself, since I'm about to bite the proverbial bullet and buy a
> new, supposedly B&B/Delphi, clutch friction disc for the Herald to go
> with NOS throwout bearing and NOS pressure plate.)
Hi Andy,
I've no issue with the quality as such, but I have found that some Delphi
clutch components bear little resemblance to the original designs. In the
case of the diaphragm clutch of the later Heralds & Mk2-IV Spitfire, this
has resulted in a shorter clutch cover. Result in some cases is clutch
release only at the very extremes of pedal travel. There are lots of ways to
deal with this, such as extending the slave cylinder pushrod, but I really
feel we shouldn't have to when buying "OEM" parts...
Cheers,
Bill.
Rarebits4classics
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