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Re: Ok, I have the #?@#$@@!! Tranny out of the car

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Subject: Re: Ok, I have the #?@#$@@!! Tranny out of the car
From: tomomalley@hey.net (Tom O'Malley)
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:04:05 GMT
References: <19980323011730970.AAA77@Fatman>
More Brad...

>Alright now that the Tranny is out of the car can someone describe 
>the difference between the Spitfire Mk1 pressure plate & throw out 
>bearing and the Mk2 pressure plate & throw out bearing. 

Sigh...no experience here...sorry.

>>From what I can see the slave cylinder is pushing the operating lever 
>almost as far foward as the operating lever is capable of going.  
>Another 1/8" of travel and the operating lever stops.  

This *sounds* okay...

>So, what I'm thinking is somehow I have either a TO bearing from a 
>Mk1 and a pressure plate from a Mk2 or visa versa.  

Could be.  I've also heard that the TO bearing, PP and clutch disk
might all need to be matched as far as brand goes...perhaps this got
mixed after nine years. 

Tom O'Malley
'74, '77 Spits

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