I put in th LUK clutch a few months ago. Smooth as silk so far; 3,000
miles. they use a sachs pressure plate in the kit. The price is right..
go for it
al salvatore
76tr6
----- Original Message -----
From: <jay_welch@juno.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:02 AM
Subject: TR6 Clutches and LuK product
> I won't be chaning out my clutch til the driving season is over but was
> planning on trying the TRF Magic Clutch or BPNW Sachs set. I saw the LuK
> Clutch RepSet product on EBay and out of curiosity sent an email asking
> for feedback on the product. My question and his response is included
> below.
>
> Does anyone have any firsthand knowledge of this product that you would
> like to share? The "Buy it Now" price was $145 for cover, disk, bushing
> and alignment tool.
>
> Thanks,
> Jay Welch, Abington MA
> 1971 TR6 project, 1973 TR6 driver
> Member "Cape Cod British Car Club" @
> http://clubs.hemmings.com/capecodbritish/
>
> *************************
> MY QUESTION:
>
> I have two TR6s. What can you tell me about the LUK clutch setup for the
> TR6? I have heard much of the horror stories with the Borg and Beck
> setup and the high failure rates of the release bearing that are being
> supplied by the major parts houses. I have the Toyota LandCruiser
> release bearing in my 73 right now with a Borg and Beck cover and disk.
> I'm not very happy with it and was planning to experiment with the Saab
> (Sachs) setup this winter. I have heard that the Sachs cover and disk
> and Toyota bearing is what is used in the Magic clutch that TRF sells.
> It appears that people might be starting to have problems with the Magic
> clutch as well. Apparently the bearing is wearing a deep groove into the
> cover fingers.
>
> Any feedback you can supply will be much appreciated and forwarded to the
> email list members and club members.
>
> HIS RESPONSE:
>
> From: "Mike Smith" <squintbros@hotmail.com>
> To: jay_welch@juno.com
> Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 08:55:33 -0500
> Subject: Re: TR6 clutches
> Message-ID: <F91n8URb022x4QYAUoT0000cd6b@hotmail.com>
>
> The LuK clutch assembly has been designed to address the pre-mature
> failure problems associated with the stock Borg&Beck clutch assembly. In
> the past 2 years, we have sold over 400 of these units and have not had
> one instance of pre-mature failure.
>
> michael smith
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