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I'll leave others to answer your questions ... ..but ...
My experience has been that resurfacing the flywheel is an absolute must if
you are doing any clutch work.
There is nothing that contributes to clutch shudder as much as a very
slight imperfection on the flywheel friction surface.
M
On Wed., Sep. 1, 2021, 10:52 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> You will all be as sick of hearing about my OD as I am of lying underneat=
h
> it. I=E2=80=99ve decided to kick the whole thing into touch. I=E2=80=99ll=
whip out the
> gearbox (hah!) and drive it complete up to OD Spares who will sort it out
> while I wait. Even if I have to wait all day. Beats making the round trip
> twice.
>
> Which leads me on to thinking about =E2=80=9Cwhat else to do when I=E2=80=
=99m in there=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.
>
> The clutch is the obvious candidate.
>
> 1. I don=E2=80=99t know how long is a piece of string, but is there a =
mean
> average duration for a clutch in terms of miles? Not driven hard, just
> driven.
> 2. I see that people quite often sell the clutch as a kit consisting
> in: the plate assembly, the cover and the release bearing. I thought t=
hat
> one replaced the latter *every time* one got near it and that one
> replaced the plate *as and if needed*. But =E2=80=93 I thought =E2=80=
=93 the cover is
> just a hunk of iron and *didn=E2=80=99t ever need replacing*. Am I rig=
ht in
> *any* of that??
> 3. Tools=E2=80=A6.I see a great variety. In shape, design and in cost.=
Broadly
> speaking there are variations on A or B. The former seems elaborate an=
d not
> suited to someone who hopes to only ever change one clutch in his life=
. But
> B is so very different from A that one wonders if it can do the same j=
ob=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6
>
> Any thoughts on all or parts of the above would be very much
> appreciated.
>
>
>
>
> Now to battle with the gearbox. Oh joy=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..
>
> Simon
>
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I'll leave others to answer your questions=C2=A0 ... =
..but ...<div dir=3D"auto">My experience has been that resurfacing the flyw=
heel is an absolute must if you are doing any clutch work.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto">There is nothing that contributes to clutch shudder as much as a ver=
y slight imperfection on the flywheel friction surface.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed., Sep. 1, 2021, 10:52 a.m. Si=
mon Lachlan via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>heal=
eys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><=
div lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"m_-3058=
318811763193909WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">You will all be as sick=
of hearing about my OD as I am of lying underneath it. I=E2=80=99ve decide=
d to kick the whole thing into touch. I=E2=80=99ll whip out the gearbox (ha=
h!) and drive it complete up to OD Spares who will sort it out while I wait=
. Even if I have to wait all day. Beats making the round trip twice.<u></u>=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Which leads me on to thinking about =E2=
=80=9Cwhat else to do when I=E2=80=99m in there=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.=
<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The clutch is the obvious candidat=
e.<u></u><u></u></p><ol style=3D"margin-top:0cm" start=3D"1" type=3D"1"><li=
class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm"=
> I don=E2=80=99t know how long is a piece of string, but is there a mean a=
verage duration for a clutch in terms of miles? Not driven hard, just drive=
n.<u></u><u></u></li><li class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph" s=
tyle=3D"margin-left:0cm">I see that people quite often sell the clutch as a=
kit consisting in: the plate assembly, the cover and the release bearing. =
I thought that one replaced the latter <b>every time</b> one got near it an=
d that one replaced the plate <b>as and if needed</b>. But =E2=80=93 I thou=
ght =E2=80=93 the cover is just a hunk of iron and <b>didn=E2=80=99t ever n=
eed replacing</b>. Am I right in <b>any</b> of that??<u></u><u></u></li><li=
class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm"=
>Tools=E2=80=A6.I see a great variety. In shape, design and in cost. Broadl=
y speaking there are variations on A or B. The former seems elaborate and n=
ot suited to someone who hopes to only ever change one clutch in his life. =
But B is so very different from A that one wonders if it can do the same jo=
b=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class=3D"m_-30583188117631939=
09MsoListParagraph">Any thoughts on all or parts of the above would be very=
much appreciated.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Now to battle with the gearbox. Oh =
joy=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon<u></u=
><u></u></p><p class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph"><u></u>=
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