[Tigers] More throwout bearing, clutch fork fun......

[Tony Somebody]

Duke - someone mentioned in an earlier post that the bearing runs all the time
and the one listed in the Mustang business had a grease zerk. Can you drill
and tap yours for a zerk? If it does run continually, the zerk would be a
positive?
TtT

--- On Sat, 4/2/11, Samouce's <wsamouce at kc.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Samouce's <wsamouce at kc.rr.com>
> Subject: [Tigers] More throwout bearing, clutch fork fun......
> To: tigers at Autox.Team.Net
> Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 7:33 PM
> Worked on the alignment of the Quick
> Time #6063 scatter shield/clutch
> fork/throwout bearing.  Remember I am using a 6 bolt
> clutch fork with the
> much better bracket.
>
> http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy249/samouce/Tigers%20Teeth/001-3.jpg
> There was no way to get the clutch fork in the correct
> position with the
> stock holes in the scatter shield.  It was either too
> far in, or too far
> out.  The fulcrum ended up needing to be where the
> mounting holes were.  So
> I drilled two new holes 3/8" farther out and tapped them.
>
> http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy249/samouce/Tigers%20Teeth/004-3.jpg
> Clutch Fork is in correct position of the TOB in the
> disengaged position.
> The clips on the TOB fully engage the clutch fork.
>
> http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy249/samouce/Tigers%20Teeth/005-3.jpg
> TOB engaged position, all is still in alignment.
>
> All this will be checked again once the flywheel and clutch
> is installed.  I
> will need to make sure the clutch fork is the proper
> distance from the
> scatter shield base.  This will be done with grade 8
> washers.
>
> Note - have to call Quick Time on Monday and get the
> correct adapter for the
> scattershild to trans front bearing retainer.  None is
> installed in the
> above pics.
>
> Duke
> 382002037
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