Subject: Re: [TR] Clutch issues

From: Sujit Roy <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 11:33:38 -0700

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Replying to all. I have a Borg and Beck clutch in my Stag. It has a generic
bearing in it. Changing gear is very heavy. Folks say to use the RHP
bearing, I don't have a bearing in hand to compare what the difference is.
I have a Koyo bearing at hand and some folks say don't use it other's say
they have used it. What I have gathered is that the contact point of the
bearing on the fingers of the clutch plates makes the difference in feel.
The Koyo bearing's contact point is farther out from the generic one I have
so if I use that, changing gear maybe heavier.
Sujit

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> Every Triumph onner I know says to get the correct RHP clutch release
> bearing, but since they are no-longer available, what are folks using as =
a
> substitute?
>
> Sujit
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> Sujit Roy
> Cupertino, California
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> https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Replying to all. I have a Borg and Beck clutch=C2=A0in my=
=C2=A0Stag. It has a generic bearing in it. Changing=C2=A0gear is very heav=
y. Folks say to use the RHP bearing, I don&#39;t=C2=A0have a bearing in han=
d to compare what the difference is.<div>I have a Koyo bearing=C2=A0at hand=
 and some=C2=A0folks say don&#39;t=C2=A0use it other&#39;s say they have us=
ed it. What I have gathered is that the contact point of the bearing on the=
 fingers of the clutch plates makes the difference in feel. The Koyo bearin=
g&#39;s=C2=A0contact point is farther out from the generic one I have so if=
 I use that, changing=C2=A0gear maybe=C2=A0heavier.=C2=A0</div><div>Sujit</=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 11:09=E2=80=AFAM Sujit Roy=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>Every Triumph onner I know=C2=A0says to get the correct=C2=A0=
RHP clutch release bearing, but since they are no-longer available, what ar=
e folks using as a substitute?</div><div><br></div><div>Sujit</div><div><br=
></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sujit Roy<br>Cupertino, C=
alifornia</div><div><br><a href=3D"https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/" =
target=3D"_blank">https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/</a><br><br></div><=
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This may be of help.  In the final throes of rebuilding the engine, the =
clutch plate had cracks where the spokes met the outer ring.  As the car =
has the Toyota Supra 5 speed from many years back, trying to match =
wasn=E2=80=99t happening.  My local shop had a source of Kentucky Clutch =
in Brooks, KY (kyclutch.com <http://kyclutch.com/>).  They rebuild or =
build new clutches for cars, trucks, race cars.  I know that have =
provided throw out bearings also.  They might be a good source.  I sent =
the broken clutch plate to them and a week later a new clutch plate =
arrived - the quality was far superior to the plate they replaced and =
the cost was $135.00.  Who knows, maybe they will have a solution or at =
least some good suggestions.

> On Aug 8, 2025, at 11:33=E2=80=AFAM, Sujit Roy <[email-masked]> =
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> Replying to all. I have a Borg and Beck clutch in my Stag. It has a =
generic bearing in it. Changing gear is very heavy. Folks say to use the =
RHP bearing, I don't have a bearing in hand to compare what the =
difference is.
> I have a Koyo bearing at hand and some folks say don't use it other's =
say they have used it. What I have gathered is that the contact point of =
the bearing on the fingers of the clutch plates makes the difference in =
feel. The Koyo bearing's contact point is farther out from the generic =
one I have so if I use that, changing gear maybe heavier.=20
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>> Every Triumph onner I know says to get the correct RHP clutch release =
a substitute?
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style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;">This may be of help. &nbsp;In the final =
throes of rebuilding the engine, the clutch plate had cracks where the =
spokes met the outer ring. &nbsp;As the car has the Toyota Supra 5 speed =
from many years back, trying to match wasn=E2=80=99t happening. &nbsp;My =
local shop had a source of Kentucky Clutch in Brooks, KY (<a =
href=3D"http://kyclutch.com/">kyclutch.com</a>). &nbsp;They rebuild or =
build new clutches for cars, trucks, race cars. &nbsp;I know that have =
provided throw out bearings also. &nbsp;They might be a good source. =
&nbsp;I sent the broken clutch plate to them and a week later a new =
clutch plate arrived - the quality was far superior to the plate they =
replaced and the cost was $135.00. &nbsp;Who knows, maybe they will have =
a solution or at least some good suggestions.<br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Aug 8, 2025, at 11:33=E2=80=AFAM, Sujit Roy =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset=3D"UTF-8"><div =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;">Replying to all. I have a Borg and Beck clutch&nbsp;in =
my&nbsp;Stag. It has a generic bearing in it. Changing&nbsp;gear is very =
heavy. Folks say to use the RHP bearing, I don't&nbsp;have a bearing in =
hand to compare what the difference is.<div>I have a Koyo =
bearing&nbsp;at hand and some&nbsp;folks say don't&nbsp;use it other's =
say they have used it. What I have gathered is that the contact point of =
the bearing on the fingers of the clutch plates makes the difference in =
feel. The Koyo bearing's&nbsp;contact point is farther out from the =
generic one I have so if I use that, changing&nbsp;gear =
maybe&nbsp;heavier.&nbsp;</div><div>Sujit</div></div><br =
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dir=3D"ltr"><div>Every Triumph onner I know&nbsp;says to get the =
correct&nbsp;RHP clutch release bearing, but since they are no-longer =
available, what are folks using as a =
substitute?</div><div><br></div><div>Sujit</div><div><br></div><span =
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