I replied to Kevin and the list yesterday but I don't believe that it went
through. So I'm recending so everyone will have a heads up.
Kevin and List,
I installed a gunst last spring along with my gearbox which I had rebuilt
over the winter. The gunst was purchased through Nelson Riedel when he
place one of the original bulk orders for interested owners. I had about
1000 miles on my clutch assemble (Borg & Beck) which I reused along with the
gunst bearing and the preloading spring. No problems until I hit about 800
miles of use which is when I started to notice a chirping sound which would
disappear when the clutch was depressed. I had never had any problems
before so I wasn't sure exactly what was wrong. I crawled under the six and
removed the preloading spring and the chirping stop for the most part until
I start to depress the clutch. Initially it will chirp until the pedal is
almost fully depressed then it stops. I don't want to alarm the list
because it may be just an isolated case but it should be noted. Hopefully
others will fair better with their bearings.
Dave Mahlmeister
72 tr6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Thompson" <kthompson@whoi.edu>
To: "6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: Gunst bearing results..?
> Greetings folks,
> Well, it's been a couple years with the same throwout bearing, so it's
> now time to pull the tranny and do it again. This time I'm also
> replacing the tranny shaft bushings and adding zerk fittings as I think
> that's what's causing a slight binding when pushing and releasing the
> clutch pedal. Fortunately, I have a shiny new Gunst bearing assembly on
> the shelf for just such an occassion. I'm wondering what the low-down is
> with these bearings now that they've been in use for a while. Has anyone
> had any problems related to the Gunst units?
> Thanks,
> Kevin Thompson
> Cape Cod British Car Club
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