[Mgs] clutch issue for the "B"

Dodd, Kelvin doddk at mossmotors.com
Mon Dec 10 11:56:25 MST 2007


Dennis:

Could you please clarify on what car you had a problem and when.
We specify the design of this bolt and if there are any problems I need
to follow up on them.

The stepped portion of the bolt should be 1.39".



Kelvin Dodd
Global Sourcing Engineer,  Moss Motors, Ltd.
www.mossmotors.com
440 Rutherford Street
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone : 805.679.7023
Fax:      805.692.2520
E-mail: doddk at mossmotors.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of COX, DENNIS
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 10:45 AM
> To: 1971-red-mgb; MG LIST
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] clutch issue for the "B"
>
> My take on the clutch....  The carbon tob is fine..   But I
> experienced
> premature wear from the clutch arm being wobbly.  The bushing
> wears and the pivot bolt wears.  Both are available. I
> installed the new bushing and bolt and when I tightened it it
> pinched the arm enough so it wouldn't move.  I found the
> length to be about 1/16 or so shorter.
> Junk...   Grrr..  I put it together with the new bushing and old bolt.
> It still is wobbly but not as quite bad as it was.  The now
> bolt came from Moss and I returned it.  So what do we do here?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+dennis_cox=appsig.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:mgs-bounces+dennis_cox=appsig.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of 1971-red-mgb
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 5:27 PM
> To: MG LIST
> Subject: [Mgs] clutch issue for the "B"
>
> o.k. wise ones, I replaced the clutch with the 3 in 1 Moss
> Borg and Beck two years ago, yesterday the clutch went out
> again, sounds like the throw out bearing again, my driving is
> such as not to ride the clutch, or keep the clutch depressed
> while at a traffic stop, has anyone else have had issues with
> their clutch? any advise?
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