<div><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks to all who responded to my post, and a few follow up questions/comments:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">BERRY PRICE: You installed a LUK clutch and stated, “…and its been trouble.” Did you mean it’s been no trouble?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">TOM WALLING: I may be leaning toward the “Magic Clutch Kit”. Do they specify the brands of each component, or do you know from having installed the kit?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">DICK TAYLOR: Would you recommend TRF’s kit, just their TO bearing, or some other combination? Is this the bearing that requires a counter spring on the slave?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">MARK BRADAKIS: Great story. Too bad you had to disassemble everything a second time after hearing the crunching sounds. Do you recommend TRF kit or something else?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">TIMOTHY HOLBROOK: Yes, I’m aware of the importance of proper alignment and will ensure that the studs and bolts are properly in place.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks again to all. This is a very helpful resource to have.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bob Fabie</div><div dir="auto">Fredericksburg, VA</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 1:13 PM Timothy Holbrook <<a href="mailto:tjh173@yahoo.com">tjh173@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Hi Bob,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Something that is VERY important is ensuring you have got all of the correct bolts in place for the bell housing (that is, the bolts that hold the transmission to the engine) and you put the right bolts in the right holes. Several of the bolts are actually "locating pins". They are a specific diameter with a shoulder (none-threaded portion) and must go in the specific proper holes. These ensure proper alignment of the trans and engine, and therefore also ensure proper alignment of the throwout bearing and pressure plate. Cheap insurance - buy all new bolts so you know you've got the correct proper bolts, and spend time carefully ensuring you put the right bolts in the right holes. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr">Tim Holbrook</div><div dir="ltr">1971 TR6 (which went through 3 throwout bearings in 1999 when I was daily driving it)</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, June 17, 2021, 06:35:58 PM EDT, rmf3860 rmf3860 <<a href="mailto:bobfabie@gmail.com" target="_blank">bobfabie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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