A friend has replaced his BJ7 clutch with a "new old stock" one he bought on
ebay. Upon casual examination before installation it appeared to be identical
to the old one, however now that it is installed it is extremely heavy. The
hydraulic system is all new & properly installed & bled. There does not appear
to be anything binding or other unusual symptoms.
The only modification is a one size larger master cylinder to reduce the long
original pedal travel. I know that will increase the pedal pressure required,
but three of us have already made this change (although the 3 cars are all
BJ8s with different type clutches) & the pedal pressure increase could be
described as minimal to moderate.
Can anyone verify if a Borg & Beck #45696/14 10" cover assemble is correct
for a BJ7? Did they offer a heavy duty racing pressure plate by any chance?
Any other thoughts on what could be causing a very heavy clutch pedal?
We tried contacting Borg & Beck but got no help.
Thanks,
Gary Hodson
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Daggett <jdaggett@dagmarent.com>
To: High Speed Hodson <Warthodson@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 10:45 am
Subject: Fw: FormToEmail Comments
Bought & installed "NOS pressure plate for AH 3000 BJ7"
Outer box reads 45696/14 10" Cover Assembly
I put my old pressure plate in the "NOS" box and upon re-inspection find the
Borg & Beck P/N to be 45616B.
Upon receipt of the NOS P/N I compared the two units. All appeared to be
correct; bolt holes, alaignment yellow springs and I thought the P/N's were
the same but can only verify what the outer carton reads not the actual plate
which is currently installed.
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