I am assumung that you are careful not to do things that will wear out the
throw out bearing- such as standing with the car in gear and the clutch held
down for more then a few seconds.
Jan Eyerman
robert.m.bailey@att.net wrote:
Ed,
I know that Rick at Sunb. Specialties does. I guess
that is the question, does the throwout last as long as
the average clutch? This is the third time I have
changed the clutch. Seems like it is every 5 years. I
have never changed it because the disk gave out. It is
always the throwout that wears out. My pop always told
me they should last 35,000 to 50,000 miles, so that is
about right. I do remember over the years that I have
read folks having success with the roller throwout. I
appreciate every opinion on this. I hope that some
folks that are using it will email me.
> Robert - A new standard throw-out bearing will last as long as a new
clutch
> disk and cause no problems.( Unless your pressure plate is defective.)
> Who is selling roller bearings for this application and what improvements
> are to be had by making this change? Regards Ed
> Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
> Deep South Rep TE/AE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <robert.m.bailey@att.net>
> To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:03 PM
> Subject: Clutch throwout bearing with roller bearings
>
>
> > OK I know this was just covered not long ago, but that
> > was before I realized my throwout bearing was down to
> > the backing plate. I have a '66 Alpine V with a 10
> > splined clutch disk. I am going to order a roller
> > bearing throwout bearing (Unless a bunch of you tell me
> > that is a bad idea for some reason). I seem to
> > remember someone said some of the forks don't have the
> > correct reach for that bearing. Would one of you in the
> > know please let me know what I have to do to set up the
> > modernized throwout bearing properly? Thanks!
> >
> > Robert Bailey
> > Baton Rouge, La.
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