BWN wrote:
> The clutch on the 79 Spit finally gave up the ghost this week. After
> about 30000 miles.
>
> The problem was not slippage at all. It was a disengagement and noise
> problem
>
> Turned out that some of the fingers on the pressure plate had worn
> completely off where the bearing seats against it.
>
> Anybody hear of this happening? It was a Borg and Beck. Usually a good
> brand. The last one in the car was a QH and the finger just bent in
> making the clutch ineffective. Not so this time.
>
> Also, to my surprise, the clutch plate itself had several broken tabs
> between the hub plates and friction ring. Also, one side of the hub
> plate assy was cracked in many places. Strange.
>
> Hardly any wear appeared on the friction material and flywheel.
>
> Another strange problem is the transmission front cover/bearing oil seal
> carrier (the piece the bearing slides on) was broken off at the front of
> the transmission. This left a loose sleeve riding on the transmission
> shaft inside the release bearing.
>
> Anybody have war stories on these peculiar problems?
>
> Brian
>
> 79 Spit
> 65 Spit 1500 OD
Had the same problem on my QH plate, because, I suspect, more but
lighter/thinner fingers. About a quarter of them had been worn down AND bent
in as if they lost their springiness. The B&W had less (read wider) and I
would suppose stronger fingers. It's got about 30000 on it and as far as I
can tell going strong.
Cheers,
--
Bob Norway
Rockledge, Florida
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