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Re: [Mgs] Clutch problems.

To: "Mark J Bradakis" <mark@bradakis.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Clutch problems.
From: "PaulHunt73" <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:19:20 -0000
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References: <528AFD9A.6030107@bradakis.com> <528C0371.10109@bradakis.com>
How old was the bearing?  For a while they were attaching the carbon ring to 
the casting with a roll-pin, but expansion and contraction caused the carbon 
to break up in short order:
http://www.paulhunt73.webspace.virginmedia.com/mgb-stuff/images/rbearing3.jpg
http://www.paulhunt73.webspace.virginmedia.com/mgb-stuff/images/rbearing4.jpg, 
this had done 8k.  The manufacturers soon went back to bonded, but that left 
a stock of pinned floating around, so it's been a case of buyer beware ever 
since.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> ...  But the throwout bearing - or I should say the remains of
> the throwout bearing were a sight to see.
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