Subject: Re: [Healeys] Clutch

From: Harold Manifold via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 09:09:10 -0700

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Simon,

Given the effort to remove the gearbox it is a good idea to change the clutc=
h as a maintenance item rather than waiting for a failure. Michael=E2=80=99s=
 advise is good - resurface the flywheel. Check for any oil leaks from eithe=
r the transmission or engine that could foul the clutch. These should be add=
ressed. Since you are on the other side of the pond I suggest purchasing a c=
lutch kit from AH Spares along with their inexpensive alignment tool.=20

Harold

> On Sep 1, 2021, at 8:54 AM, Michael Salter <[email-masked]> wrote=
:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> I'll leave others to answer your questions  ... ..but ...
> My experience has been that resurfacing the flywheel is an absolute must i=
f you are doing any clutch work.
> There is nothing that contributes to clutch shudder as much as a very slig=
ht imperfection on the flywheel friction surface.
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> M
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>> On Wed., Sep. 1, 2021, 10:52 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <healeys@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
>> You will all be as sick of hearing about my OD as I am of lying underneat=
h it. I=E2=80=99ve decided to kick the whole thing into touch. I=E2=80=99ll w=
hip out the gearbox (hah!) and drive it complete up to OD Spares who will so=
rt it out while I wait. Even if I have to wait all day. Beats making the rou=
nd trip twice.
>>=20
>> Which leads me on to thinking about =E2=80=9Cwhat else to do when I=E2=80=
=99m in there=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.
>>=20
>> The clutch is the obvious candidate.
>>=20
>> I don=E2=80=99t know how long is a piece of string, but is there a mean a=
verage duration for a clutch in terms of miles? Not driven hard, just driven=
.
>> I see that people quite often sell the clutch as a kit consisting in: the=
 plate assembly, the cover and the release bearing. I thought that one repla=
ced the latter every time one got near it and that one replaced the plate as=
 and if needed. But =E2=80=93 I thought =E2=80=93 the cover is just a hunk o=
f iron and didn=E2=80=99t ever need replacing. Am I right in any of that??
>> Tools=E2=80=A6.I see a great variety. In shape, design and in cost. Broad=
ly speaking there are variations on A or B. The former seems elaborate and n=
ot suited to someone who hopes to only ever change one clutch in his life. B=
ut B is so very different from A that one wonders if it can do the same job=E2=
=80=A6=E2=80=A6
>> Any thoughts on all or parts of the above would be very much appreciated.=
                                                                            =
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>> Now to battle with the gearbox. Oh joy=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..
>>=20
>> Simon
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Simon,<div><br></div><div>Given the effort t=
o remove the gearbox it is a good idea to change the clutch as a maintenance=
 item rather than waiting for a failure. Michael=E2=80=99s advise is good - r=
esurface the flywheel. Check for any oil leaks from either the transmission o=
r engine that could foul the clutch. These should be addressed. Since you ar=
e on the other side of the pond I suggest purchasing a clutch kit from AH Sp=
ares along with their inexpensive alignment tool.&nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"l=
tr">Harold</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 1, 202=
1, at 8:54 AM, Michael Salter &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br>=
</blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div d=
ir=3D"auto">I'll leave others to answer your questions&nbsp; ... ..but ...<d=
iv dir=3D"auto">My experience has been that resurfacing the flywheel is an a=
bsolute must if you are doing any clutch work.</div><div dir=3D"auto">There i=
s nothing that contributes to clutch shudder as much as a very slight imperf=
ection on the flywheel friction surface.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed., Sep. 1, 2021, 10:52 a.m. Simon Lachlan via He=
aleys, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]<=
/a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-GB" lin=
k=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909WordSect=
ion1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">You will all be as sick of hearing about my OD a=
s I am of lying underneath it. I=E2=80=99ve decided to kick the whole thing i=
nto touch. I=E2=80=99ll whip out the gearbox (hah!) and drive it complete up=
 to OD Spares who will sort it out while I wait. Even if I have to wait all d=
ay. Beats making the round trip twice.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">Which leads me on to thinking about =E2=80=9Cwhat else to do when I=E2=80=
=99m in there=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">The clutch is the obvious candidate.<u></u><u></u></p><ol style=3D"mar=
gin-top:0cm" start=3D"1" type=3D"1"><li class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoLi=
stParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm"> I don=E2=80=99t know how long is a p=
iece of string, but is there a mean average duration for a clutch in terms o=
f miles? Not driven hard, just driven.<u></u><u></u></li><li class=3D"m_-305=
8318811763193909MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">I see that peopl=
e quite often sell the clutch as a kit consisting in: the plate assembly, th=
e cover and the release bearing. I thought that one replaced the latter <b>e=
very time</b> one got near it and that one replaced the plate <b>as and if n=
eeded</b>. But =E2=80=93 I thought =E2=80=93 the cover is just a hunk of iro=
n and <b>didn=E2=80=99t ever need replacing</b>. Am I right in <b>any</b> of=
 that??<u></u><u></u></li><li class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagrap=
h" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Tools=E2=80=A6.I see a great variety. In shape,=
 design and in cost. Broadly speaking there are variations on A or B. The fo=
rmer seems elaborate and not suited to someone who hopes to only ever change=
 one clutch in his life. But B is so very different from A that one wonders i=
f it can do the same job=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class=3D=
"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph">Any thoughts on all or parts of the=
 above would be very much appreciated.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
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x. Oh joy=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon<=
u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"m_-3058318811763193909MsoListParagraph"><u></u>=
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