[Fot] Clutch Failure in GT6

[Rocky Entriken]

I ripped out the centers of 3 or 4 stock clutch discs in my Spitfire before 
someone pointed me to the "competition" disk with a solid center. I'd 
imagine there's one for the GT6 too. Got mine from West Michigan Imports 
(Duane Bailey, a Spitfire racer) -- 616-878-5774 or dbailey_wmi at yahoo.com

(Since then I've gone to a Quartermaster clutch setup.)

--Rocky Entriken



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Janzen" <sjanzen at me.com>
To: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 9:35 PM
Subject: [Fot] Clutch Failure in GT6


>I ran the Schenley Park GP in Pittsburgh this past weekend - a fantastic
> event, racing on city streets- I'll be back.
> It is, however, hard on the car, and once again I've found the weak link.
> The clutch disc center basically ripped out - the metal around only one of
> three rivets was still intact.
> So, it's a stock disc and pressure plate, never given trouble before, 
> probably
> on its 3rd-4th season.  Should I just replace it, or is there an easily
> adaptable upgrade that's stronger?
>
> It's an 8-1/2" disc, 23 spline - the car has a TR4-6 gearbox in it (the 
> GT6
> box was the old weak link) and a good aluminum flywheel I got from Ted 
> that
> I'd hate to give up on.
>
> What is being used out there - given that I have a TR4-6 box with the
> cross-shaft/fork arrangement, I'm guessing whatever you TR4 racers have 
> done
> might work too.
>
> Scott
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