To All:
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll pick up the spring, and
install it and give it a drive. Then we'll see what shakes loose (hopefully
nothing).
I WILL also check for roasting road kill ; - ) After all, one never
knows...
Again, thanks for all of the help.
Gene Balinski
80' B
At 08:17 PM 10/23/01 +0100, paul.hunt1@virgin.net wrote:
>Way too pessimistic I'd have said. The pedal return spring just pulls the
>push-rod off the m/c piston, it doesn't pull the clutch release bearing away
>from the clutch cover. It is the roller-bearing release bearing that has to
>have the pull-off spring fitted at the slave to pull the two out of contact,
>the carbon-faced item was built to run that way. I drove 400 miles with a
>busted pedal return spring a couple of months ago with no ill-effects, it's
>amazing how much resistance it adds to the pedal. Sure the smell isn't
>road-kill on the exhaust?
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rick Guynn <rguynn@houston.rr.com>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:10 AM
>Subject: RE: Nice Drive - then FWANGGGG! Clutch ?
>
>
>> If you are using the original-style graphite-faced throwout
>> bearing, it is possible that you either wore considerably or
>> burned out the graphite. Unless the clutch releases completely,
>> it is likely that the graphite was still making contact with the
>> flywheel....
>>
>> Unfortunately, throwout bearing replacement usually requires
>> removal of the engine/transmission (I don't remember for sure on
>> the '80 Bs).
>>
>> In short... bummer
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