> While my motor is out I want to replace the clutch release bearing on the
> Sprite.
> Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about the roller bearing
> replacement? They have a plastic housing that the bearing is in, seems
> like a recipe for disaster.
John,
I found that a PO had installed one of these in a 74 Midget I had when I
pulled the trans to replace it with one whose third gear actually had some
teeth on it. It had worked fine for 20,000 miles or so by then and I
replaced the rest of the clutch components as long as I had the trans out,
but opted to put the throwout back in. Never regretted it. It continued to
work fine for several years of hard driving until I sold the car. I have
never since installed a carbon-faced throwout. Yes, the ones that the
factory used, in conjunction with a nice new engine and a nice new trans,
etc., worked fine for many years. The ones you get today, when used in
conjunction with 30-year-old parts, don't seem to last very well.
David Lieb
1972 RWA
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