Is there any way to check pressure plate spring rates? I
have a "pile" of pressure plates, and have wondered how to
tell which ones may be usable again.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of REwald9535@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 11:12 PM
> To: cfrench@cybertours.com; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Skye and Me
>
>
> So Carl,
> When you got up this morning did you say to yourself "I
feel lucky" Will did ya?
> I have been where you are right now, and every time I
tried to cheap out and
> not replace the clutch, I wished I had in very short
order. BTW the most
> common failure mode for a pressure plate is spring fatigue
causing clutch
> slippage. Needless to say you can't see spring fatigue.
> $.02
> Rick Ewald
>
> In a message dated 01/30/2000 7:02:00 PM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> cfrench@cybertours.com writes:
>
> > The pressure plates (the organic looking
> things?) seem to be
> > perfect with the exception of a few wear marks
> on both sides. Like I
> > said a 100 is a 100 and I could still use it
> for some other parts.
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