[Spridgets] Clutch carbon bearing

[Weslake1330 at aol.com]

Ok, this is very interesting.
 
India is the new China?
 
I have a carbon bearing for the 1275 with less than 500 miles on it.   
Measuring from the pivot point to the metal facing the measurement is half an  inch. 
 The same measurement on the old worn out carbon bearing is three  quarters 
of an inch.
 
In other words the new carbon bearing has a quarter inch further to travel  
than the correct bearing.  Given there is only a quarter inch of carbon on  the 
near bearing it gives almost identical symptons of a worn out bearing  
straight out of the box.
 
The obvious cure is that the new bearing needs a slave push rod a quarter  of 
an inch longer than the standard push rod.
 
W E S L A K E 1330
 
In a message dated 05/08/2008 21:41:26 GMT Daylight Time, jlaird237 at cox.net  
writes:

I have a  new throw out bearing in my hand. Moss from India it is 1/2 inch 
from  center of peg to face of carbon and it looks in my mind anyway like an  
orginal. The one in my car at present, and I do not know size from peg to  
face but it is 1/4 inch thiner from back of casting to face. It came with  a 
Quinton- Hazel clutch set. The other parts were the correct  measurements.

As some of you know I have problems with shifting at high  RPM, the pedal 
goes to the floor. In addition I am not convenced that the  clutch if fully 
releasing at any time.

Line is clean and bleed, new  master and slave. Have tried longer slave rod, 
no joy, have adjusted  master rod, no joy.

Need to pull the engine and try this new bearing  that is correct but an a 
bit under the weather with a bad leg and will  wait till weather cools off to 
test. Will be a month or so.

Don't  know what else to say but something is wrong with the Q-H throwout 
bearing  in my mind. Time will tell but be careful and make durn sure your 
parts  are correct.