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Re: [Healeys] Renewing the clutch

To: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Renewing the clutch
From: Paul Leeks <paulleeks909@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 12:58:23 +0000
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Thanks for all your excellent suggestions.

I'll let you know how it goes :-)

Cheers

Paul Leeks



On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 at 23:53, <llennep@verizon.net> wrote:

> If you are going to resurface the fly why not lighten it at the same
> time?  Lightened fly on the BN7 (which now lives in southern France) and
> engine felt noticeably more peppy.  Quick raving and all that.  More
> responsive.
> Keith
> BJ8 only now
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
> To: Paul Leeks <paulleeks909@gmail.com>
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, Feb 6, 2021 2:33 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Renewing the clutch
>
> Hi Paul,
> Not really worth the bother ... once you have all that stuff
> disconnected.removed it really is little more work to lift the gearbox out
> entirely.
> A word of caution.
> After encountering clutch shudder more than once after installing a new
> clutch I would strongly recommend getting the flywheel resurfaced. It is an
> inexpensive job to have done at a competent auto machine shop and is a lot
> less work than pulling everything out again.
>
> M
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for all your=C2=A0excellent sugges=
tions.<div><br></div><div>I&#39;ll let=C2=A0you know how it goes :-)</div><=
div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Paul Leeks</div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 at 23:53, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ll=
ennep@verizon.net">llennep@verizon.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt arial">If you are going to resurface th=
e fly why not lighten it at the same time?=C2=A0 Lightened fly on the BN7 (=
which now lives in southern France) and engine felt noticeably more peppy.=
=C2=A0 Quick raving and all that.=C2=A0 More responsive.
<div>Keith</div>

<div>BJ8 only now<br>
<br>
<br>

<div style=3D"font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black"><font=
 size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Michael Salter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: Paul Leeks &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paulleeks909@gmail.com"; target=3D"_bla=
nk">paulleeks909@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
Cc: <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@aut=
ox.team.net</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_bl=
ank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Sat, Feb 6, 2021 2:33 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Renewing the clutch<br>
<br>

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>Hi Paul,</span></div>

<div style=3D"font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"=
>Not really worth the bother ... once you have all that stuff disconnected.=
removed it really is little more work to lift the gearbox out entirely. <br=
 clear=3D"none"></span></div>

<div style=3D"font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"=
>A word of caution. <br clear=3D"none"></span></div>

<div style=3D"font-size:small"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"=
>After encountering clutch shudder more than once after installing a new cl=
utch I would strongly recommend getting the flywheel resurfaced. It is an i=
nexpensive job to have done at a competent auto machine shop and is a lot l=
ess work than pulling everything out again.</span></div>

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><br clear=3D"none"></span></div>

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all"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">M</span></div></div></div=
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