Lou,
Been there and ended up taking the Volvo clutch cover back, what I
ended up using was a MGB cover with the carbon throw out bearing
receiver thing on it, did use the Volvo disc. I got my cover from a guy
I know with a bunch of MG stuff. They did switch to the roller bearing
on the MGs at some point so make sure you are very clear with the parts
house when they order the cover that it has to be the early style for
the carbon throw out bearing or you will get the Volvo cover back only
they will say it is for a MG... the MG covers show up on ebay pretty
often for cheap. Jim E
Louis & Laila wrote:
>One of the interesting things about my clutch job from hell was that the
>clutch was the diaphram clutch used in a Volvo. I had heard that this was an
>acceptable method for getting an 8 1/2" disc and diaphram on an early style
>flywheel, but had never actually looked into it. I went to the auto parts
>store and was able to buy the same clutch, however, it didn't have the
>"Thingy" that the throwout bearing would ride against. It is just the 18
>little forks of the diaphram that are exposed. The Sunbeam style clutch has
>a little donut style thing made of steel that rotates with the clutch, yet
>increases the life of the graphite. Can anyone tell me where to get that so
>that I might get everything back together? Lou
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