I would like a Gunst bearing kit also. If Nelson doesn't have enough to
go around perhaps we can convince him to order another batch. Or, I am
willing to look into doing it if Nelson is busy and others are
interested.
Don
David Friedlander wrote:
>
> Anyone Stateside stocking the Gunst bearing kits yet? Nelson?
>
> Dave Friedlander
> CF25194UO
>
> Tim Holbrook wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > The research has been done Jim. Check out the Buckeye Triumphs
> > website. Nelson Riedel, Dick Taylor, and some of the other listers did
> > a lot of work getting to the bottom of this problem. It's got nothing
> > to do with how one drives the car or uses the clutch. There was a huge
> > quality issue with the standard issue throwout bearings a few years
> > back (I went through several bearings in just one summer), which is why
> > TRF and others started selling the Toyota bearing instead. However,
> > there may be issues with this one too - it works well (ie: doesn't
> > collapse like the regular grade replacement bearing), but doesn't spin
> > when unloaded, so it tends to eat through the clutch fingers. The new
> > Gunst bearing and carrier seems to be the solution.
> >
> > For those of you who have tons of miles on your clutch, that's because
> > you've got good quality parts, not because you drive your car better
> > than the rest of us. I don't "ride" my clutch, but my car went through
> > several bearings in just a couple of months. It was because of a poor
> > product. We all know that replacement parts today are not of the right
> > quality many times (snycros, engine bearings, etc). So when your good
> > quality clutches go eventually, you are going to have to be very
> > careful of what parts you use to replace them with. In the meantime,
> > be glad you've got the good old parts!
> >
> > Tim Holbrook
> > 1971 TR6
> >
> > --- Jim Swarthout <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > From: "Jim Swarthout" <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: RE: TRF magic clutch kit
> > > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:41:57 -0500
> > >
> > > To the list,
> > >
> > > Please forgive my ignorance!
> > >
> > > Until my recent purchase...I had not owned a TR-6 for over 10 years.
> > >
> > > I closed my shop 12 years ago.
> > >
> > > I never had any problems with release bearings!
> > >
> > > I changed many clutches for customers...and not one came back!
> > >
> > > Nothing could be simpler, (by design), than a clutch release bearing!
> > >
> > > If this is truly a problem, then I would suggest we all attempt to
> > > find
> > > out why!
> > >
> > > This must be an obvious blunder on the part of the manufacturer!
> > >
> > > Considering the amount of labor that is required to change the
> > > release
> > > bearing, I would have been highly irritated at having to repeatedly
> > > replace release bearings for good customers.
> > >
> > > Answers to these questions are never a mystery...there must be an
> > > obvious reason why these bearings are failing.
> > >
> > > Jim Swarthout
> >
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