I have the roller throwout bearing in my '71 I couldn't tell you what
brand because my dad and I put it in when I was very young. I race on it
and drive like a bat out of hell everywhere I go (including burnouts and
180s at times) and the bearing has never given me a problem.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT undergoing V8 conversion for autocrossing
On Sun, 11 Jul 1999, Max Heim wrote:
> Hmmm, my local shop and Moss dealer told me that they had had so many
> problems with the roller throwout bearings that they were recommending
> against them. They also recommended against the "heavy duty" clutch kits
> for the same reason.
>
> The problem with pulling the engine without the transmission is getting
> it realigned to go back in, when everything's hard to see and get at in
> and under the car. It can be difficult enough to get the shaft aligned
> when the engine and transmission are sitting out where you can see 'em.
> Some of the bell housing bolts could be tough to get at, too, I would
> think, but I haven't tried it.
>
> My 2¢, YMMV, etc.
>
> Andrew B. Lundgren had this to say:
>
> >On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 22:07:00 -0500, Alan Lott wrote:
> >
> >>Sounds like your throwout bearing is gone. Very common. Borg and beck ONLY
> >>if youre going back to "stock" on the clutch.
> >
> >For the extra cost it seems worth it, if it is better. Thanks.
> >
> >>My own opinion is that either
> >>throwout bearing (ablative or roller) is ok, but many people swear by the
> >>roller-bearing throwout.
> >
> >I don't know what you mean by the above, can you explain more?
> >
> >>Don't forget to replace the pilot bushing while
> >>you're in there doing the clutch. I pulled the engine and transmission as a
> >>unit the last time I did it, but you can just remove the transmission if
> >>you'd like. Good luck.
> >
> >Please tell me more about removing just the transmission. There are
> >far fewer things to pull off going that route. My books both indicate
> >that the engine must be pulled.
> >
> >Andrew Lundgren
> >Lundgren@iname.com
> >http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> Runs great,
> looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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