snyler wrote:
> List,
> So what would bring this about? I parted the trans from the motor
> yesterday, and what do you know, there's a roughly (and I mean roughly)
> rectangular hole in the bell housing covered by a thin piece of metal
> fastened by two sheet metal screws. What would bring that about? Also,
> this being the first time I've set eyes on my roadster's flywheel, are
> tose small, shallow radiating cracks or tears normal?!? They only seem
> to be where the fiber disc rode against the flywheel. And speaking of
> the fiber disc. At least it didn't wear down to the rivets, but it did
> separate from the inner portion of the disc. Is this common? Strange
> and unusual pictures at:
>
> http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/r16_engine.html
Marc,
Your clutch is shot, and you need a new one.
Pressure plate too probably. The cracks in
the flywheel come from heat and wear. They
might be able to surface the flywheel to get
rid of them. The hole in the bell housing is
something a PO did as an inspection hole with the cover
I suspect. Chalk it up to lazy, stupid or OH Well. The
PO probably did not want to pull the engine trans out
to take a look in there.
Bob
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