[Healeys] template for BJ8 clutch

[Alan Seigrist]

Yes, I have an early BJ8, with the bigger clutch, the pegs did vary...  I
had to repeg a few years ago when my clutch wore out.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8


On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca> wrote:

>  Alan:
>
> As far as I can tell from the literature that I have, the change to the
> diaphragm clutch was made late in the BJ7 production and ran right to the
> end of BJ8 production - with the corresponding change to the flywheel
> drillings.  They did fiddle around with a couple of sizes of disc - 9 1/2",
> 9" - today's replacements seem to measure up at around 9 1/4".
>
> In any case, the problem for Ira remains the same: the flywheel will have
> to be re-dowelled, and the flywheel  bolt holes will have to be enlarged
> because of the configuration of the diaphragm (BJ8) clutch - no big problem
> for any competent machine shop.
>
> It's a change that is well worth it in my opinion - I did it to my tri-carb
> many years ago (although I used a BJ8 flywheel lightened by Bill Bolton,
> rather than reconfiguring the original).  It's simply a much better clutch.
>
> Cheers,  ---   Earl