Here is a piece of advice for newbies out there when reusing the throw out
bearing.
Don't use a parts washer or spray brake/carb cleaners on the throw out
bearing to clean. On most bearings it will remove the permanent lubrication
and ruin the bearing. Please don't ask me how I know this...
A better option is to spray some on a towel and wipe the surface clean.
On Mar 16, 2012 5:42 PM, "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> > The old clutch, with stock components that may have traveled 90,000
> > successful miles, still works fine but is nearing the end of the wear
> > limit.
>
> Just a suggestion, Jeff, why not just replace the components that are near
> their wear limit (generally just the friction part of the friction plate)
> and leave the rest alone? Why install unknown components in the place of
> "known good" ones?
>
> I've been following that philosophy for many years now, and hundreds of
> thousands of miles. The only TOB failure I have _ever_ had was when I
> mistakenly installed the wrong one (a no-name bearing from a junkyard
> gearbox), rather than the one that came out of the car. And even then it
> went over 50,000 miles before there was a problem.
>
> In addition to TOB problems, there have also been problems reported with
> new
> pressure plates, and new friction plates. Several people in the local
> clubs
> have had relatively new friction plates fail entirely, necessitating a ride
> home on a flatbed.
>
> There is also a good article at
> http://goo.gl/zCqsx
> that outlines some of the pressure plate problems. Worth a read.
>
> PS, although I drive a TR3 every day (when it doesn't rain), it has a TR6
> clutch & gearbox in it.
>
> -- Randall
>
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