Ooops...just reread your post. You already know the preload.
>
> Hi Steven,
>
> I have had occasion to discuss this very issue with Joachim Gunst. He
> has discussed it with the manufacturer, and they have said the the load
> on the bearing (spring) is critical even to the extent that the bearing
> may be damaged if not installed with the correct load (per the
> instructions). I would strongly recommend that you install the spring
> per the instructions.
>
> The fact that the spring has been modified complicates the situation.
> Perhaps Nelson knows the load pressure. I do not. I can contact Joachim
> and ask if you want. Of course you can contact him yourself. Perhaps you
> need another spring. I can ask for one when the next order arrives, but
> I have no ETA for it at this time.
>
> Perhaps someone who has the bearing installed could measure the spring
> pressure?
>
> Don Malling
>
>
>
> STEPHEN KIRSIS wrote:
> >
> > i have been a silent reader for over a year now as my 76 tr CF52092U has
> > gradually been dismantled and put back together. i did the dismantling and
> > some of the rebuilding. my mechanic is now in the process of finishing the
> > job. i have supplied the parts and now have a question concerning the gunst
> > bearing i received from nelson reidel. how important is the strap and spring
> > for the 15 lb. preload? i just got back from the shop and it appears my
> > mechanic has jury rigged the spring on backwards. he cut part of the spring
> > off and has it going from the bottom hole of the pushrod to the bottom bolt
>of
> > the slave cylinder bracket. we had a long discussion about this and i even
> > showed him the directions from gunst (which shows the preload going the
>other
> > way) with the strap attached to the gear box cover and the spring to the
> > bottom hole of the clutch shaft where the pushrod is attached. he is
>convinced
> > the pre-load should go this way. will this cause any damage when the car is
> > test driven? i am going away for a few days and the car will be done. he is
>a
> > good mechanic but sometimes he just goes on instinct and has to be told in
>an
> > intelligent explanation why he is wrong. how do i tell him? thank, steve
> > kirsis.
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