Er, the clutch bit the dust, now you have to bite the bullet. FWIW I
wouldn't touch a ball-bearing release bearing again with a 10 foot barge
pole. They are an utterly pointless expense. Unless you 'ride the pedal'
the bearing should last the life of the clutch. And just think of the next
time you come to replace the clutch, are you really going to leave that old
release bearing in there? There is also the claim that you must also fit a
pull-off spring to stop the release bearing continually spinning and wearing
out anyway. I used such a bearing but didn't know about the pull-off spring
thing at the time. After just a few thousand miles the bearing started
squeaking just as the pedal starts to take up the load of the clutch.
Fortunately it hasn't got any worse since and the clutch otherwise operates
as it should. But I would never fit another.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@mis.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 6:02 PM
Subject: MGA Clutch
> Will the nicest day of the year to drive and a really great weekend to
drive
> to a neat show and of course the MGA clutch bites the bullet. Going to
have
> to pull the engine and am going to replace everything involved. My
> question: I noticed there are two choices for release bearing in the Moss
> catalog, one is the carbon face and the other is a ball bearing type that
> cost almost double. Can the list give me some advice about which is the
> better choice.
> Thanks.
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