Hmmm. I wouldn't have thought that the occasional use of a 'broken-springed'
clutch could wear out the thrust washers like that. Was there enough left of
the original washers to tell if they'd been installed backwards?
I've had a spring break before, but the noise it made left no doubt that the
clutch needed replacing right away.
Dick Sanders
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In a message dated 1/26/03 8:46:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, bwana@c2i2.com
writes:
<< In this case, the cause is that a spring from the disc, one of those used
to
absorb the shock of clutch engagement, broke into 5 pieces. These lodged
into the diaphram of the clutch, so it took tremendous force to make the
clutch work. This explains why the previous owner replaced the master
cylinder and slave cylinder with new parts! (the cadnium plated stuff looks
real nice!!). SInce this engine was getting all of this force, the only
thing it could do was concentrate this force on the thrust washers. That is
what wore them out fast enough and destryed the engine. So, if your clutch
seems to take more force than usual, or you hear metalic chunks bouncing
around, and you replace your slave and master and the thing still cha chinks
the gears when you shift, inspect the engine quick, because you might be
ruining another difficult to find engine. Lou >>
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