Bruce:
"Blue Spot" refers to the color of paint that B&B applies to the
pressure plate during manufacture.
The correct B&B clutch is the "Yellow Spot" which has a much
lighter pedal pressure. You can still find them, but B&B consolidated
their manufacturing process years ago, and reduced the number of
options. The Blue Spot with it's higher pedal pressure is now the only
version being made by B&B. As I recall, it is a clutch spec'ed for a
van, not a passenger car that weighs just 2,400 lbs.
I don't know where the Luk option lies in all of this, but I
think if I could not get the B&B yellow spot or the original Laycock, I
would opt for the Luk in the hope that it would have a lighter pedal
than the Blue Spot B&B.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bruce Simms
Sent: December 19, 2005 11:25 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: TR6 Clutch Job Recommendations - Thank you & Summary
I want to thank the listers who gave generously of their time
and expertise to reply to my inguiry - in no particular order Bob Lang,
Dick Taylor, Richard Seaton, Aaron Cropley. Apologies to anyone not
mentioned.
<snip>
Roger Williams likes rebuilt Laycocks and blue spot B&Bs. There is a
picture in his book of a special release bearing from Revington TR that
is phosporous bronze and is constantly turning. Revington notes that
the earlier Triumphs did not have the 6's clutch woes.
Not sure how B&B blue spots differ from other B&Bs made today.
Keister didn't mention this. Listers have mentioned the blue spots.
<snip>
Regards, Bruce Simms
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