Scott wrote:
............As you brake the crank will slide forward in the engine
>smashing up against the front thrust washer. We want the crank to
>smash against the side with the oil grooves. As we accelerate up a
>very large hill, or off the line :-), the crank smashes against the
>rear thrust washer.
My understanding is the clutch is the main source of loading on the thrust
washers, and that the faces of the thrust washer loaded by depressing the
clutch experience most/all of the significant wear. Having said that, I
have to admit I have never worked on the bottem end of a TR6.
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