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Re: 67 MGB transmission request

To: mth@gamma.bae.uga.edu (Mark Holcomb)
Subject: Re: 67 MGB transmission request
From: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 22:39:26 -0600 (CST)
 
> Last night my MGB suddenly lost most of the clutch and it makes rubbing
> noises and the engine labors a bit when I apply the clutch.
> If anyone has another idea/experience though I would love to hear it.
> 
> I would like to replace the throw-out bearing with something made from
> brass instead of graphite.  Does such a beast exist?

No, you don't want to do this.  The graphite wears down as the clutch
disc wears, preserving your adjustment.  Put in a new graphite release
bearing at the same time you do the clutch.

> Mark Holcomb                            mth@gamma.bae.uga.edu



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