I've had so many problems with bearings in the past. it's a more common
problem than you think. the gunst is a godsend. a quality part very well
worth the money. the toyota bearing never worked for me. i've had 3 of them
fail on me in less than 1000 miles. i've had the gunst in for over 5000 and
it's been the best bearing setup i've ever had. the pedal isn't so heavy
now either, nice when you're commuting in heavy traffic. the $110 i spent
on a gunst bearing FAR outweighs the cost, hassle and time of taking out
the damn gearbox to put in another piece of crap bearing that's gonna start
squealing and sticking in 500 miles. diffrent strokes for diffrent folks?
that;s my personal experience and opinion...
ryan
71 tr6
san francisco
by the way i use the sachs pressure plate too, but i wouldnt hesitate to
use B&B or LUK either. the buckeye triumphs site explains all. every
tr250/6 owner, clutch problems or not, should read those articles.
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 18:04:47 -0400
From: "Jim Davis" <jdavis344@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: Which clutch for Gunst bearing?
I personally think folks rushing out to purchase a Gunst bearing when
they have had no bearing related problems in the past are very possibly
wasting valuable TR parts $$. I have close to 30,000 miles on the Toyota
bearing with excellent results. Same with the Sachs pressure plate. I
have logged well over 150,000 miles with the old original bearings with
1 failure after 50,000 mi. on a '74.5 TR6. It was time for a new clutch
anyway at that point.
When you consider all the TR6s out there and how few truly bearing
related failures occur, I'm not sure spending the extra $$ for a Gunst
bearing is money wisely spent.
I believe it is much more important to replace or renew all the clutch
linkage, from pedal to cross shaft bearings than invest in an expensive
Gunst throw out bearing.
My $.02,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
Jim---I can see no reason that a quality bearing, such as the Gunst,
shouldn't work with any clutch suitable for the Triumph. Different
brands of pressure plates can give the clutch a different feel. due to
the pedal force necessary to operate them. See the buckeyetriumphs.org
site for more info on this. Look under "reliable clutch".
Dick
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