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Re: Slipping Clutch Part 2

To: GSFuqua1@aol.com, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Slipping Clutch Part 2
From: Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:53:35 -0700 (PDT)
Gary,

Do yourself a favor & get rid of the Borg & Beck
pressure plate.  I'm assuming you're using a new B&B
PP.  British Parts offers a Sachs Plate.  Ask for it.

I won't go into what you missed cus the dark hole will
get deeper & darker.

Your pal,

Todd

--- GSFuqua1@aol.com wrote:

> Some may recall my recent message on a strange
> slippage in the clutch on 
> "Grape Ape" my 74 Magenta TR 6.  Well, everything
> arrived in time for me to button 
> him up with visions of TRials dancing in my head. 
> Even installed the Gunst 
> Bearing (which squeals by the way) and a TSI
> flywheel.  How could I resist when 
> it was staring me right in the face?
> 
> Long and short of it is that while the clutch works
> like a charm now, 
> squealing excluded, it led me to the source of the
> real problem.  The drive side hub 
> assembly (or most of it) I broke under some hard
> acceleration and cornering.  
> No Richard, THAT I don't have on the shelf.  Sooooo,
> no TRials for me this 
> year.  I would write what I'm thinking but they
> would find me and put me in a 
> dark hole for a LONG time.  All of this said, Todd
> is bringing a proposal for 
> 6-Pack consideration which in spite of my absence I
> hope will get serious 
> consideration.
> 
> Cheers to all,
> 
> Gary Fuqua
> Branson, MO
> 
> Dick Taylor, Vance, et al. a quick question, I can
> get a complete new hub 
> assembly from Moss.  Should I just bite the bullet
> and replace both sides at the 
> same time?  Are there better options?  Many thanks!!
> 



                
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