Hi Nelson,
I have a LuK and another not yet identified setup in the loft. I will
note comparisons of those two and then the clutch that is presently in my
car as well as the LuK (not purchased yet) that I will be installing this
winter. How are you measuring the force required?
Jay
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Nelson Riedel" <nriedel@nextek.net>
> To: <jay_welch@juno.com>
> Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:57:41 -0400
> Subject: Re: B&B clutch
> Message-ID: <002201c15c2f$f383bd40$0200000a@home>
> References: <20011023.202708.-238345.0.jay_welch@juno.com>
>
> Jay,
>
> Checked your reference doc and found the link to Brent Kiser's note
> at
> http://clubs.hemmings.com/mntriumphs/ He says the stiffer Borg &
> Beck
> pressure plate is number HE5132Q sold by TRF as part number 214321.
> That
> is the pressure plate measured and reported on the Buckeye Triumph
> website
> as requiring essentially the same force as an old Laycock pressure
> plate.
> (Brent felt that the new B&B required about twice the force of the
> Laycock
> to release.) I have yet another new HE5132Q that I'll measure in
> the
> future to see if it is much different. Will also poll the local
> club to
> see if anyone has a Luk or Sachs pressure plate that we can measure
> for
> comparison.
>
> Nelson
>
>
>
> | Hi Nelson,
> |
> | I think I read that there were two B&B numbers floating around for
> the
> | pressure plate. One was supposed to be firmer than the other. I
> think
> | the two numbers are in my reference doc. My brother sells
> industrial
> | bearings and he told me that RHP is a good bearing but like you, I
> think
> | the RHPs sold as release bearings are pretty weak.
> |
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