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Re: roller release bearing (1st hand experience)

To: mikeg@vicnet.net.au, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net, hogman@LCOL.net
Subject: Re: roller release bearing (1st hand experience)
From: john.kahoon@juno.com (John c Kahoon)
Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 06:45:57 -0400
References: <008601bd7a14$7c00be40$13d767cb@mikeg>
Reply-to: john.kahoon@juno.com (John c Kahoon)
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Mike,
     were you useing the stock pressure plate and clutch, or the
competition stuff ?
My release bearing seems to "flop" around quite easily, and with plenty
of clearance.

john.kahoon@juno.com
71 midget

On Fri, 8 May 1998 09:58:16 +1000 "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
writes:
>I had a clutch failure directly attributed to a roller release 
>bearing.
>
>I'll discuss the result, the cause, and a very simply fix.
>
>The result was that the roller bearing casing overheated and failed.
>It scored and ruined the pressure plate,
>
>The cause was that with the combination of the pressure plate and
>throwout fork I was using, the roller bearing  was unable to rotate
>freely enough because the bottom of the roller bearing housing
>interfered with the throwout fork. The result was that the bearing was
>lightly engaged all the time, thus overheating it.
>
>The fix was simple, with an angle grinder (a hand rasp will work) I 
>ground
>a generous chamfer on the lower rear of the roller bearing casing. You 
>can
>easily tell if you need to do this. After fitting the bearing, try and
>rotate it in
>the fork. If it binds in the fork before the bearing face is vertical, 
>best
>to
>grind the chamfer.
>
>Mine failed during the '94 6 Hour relay race. We had to replace it 
>(R&R
>engine,
>find a carbon throwout bearing etc) in just under 90 minutes to get me 
>out
>in time.
>Luckily a club member lived 20 minutes away and he had a spare one in 
>his
>shed!
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John c Kahoon <john.kahoon@juno.com>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 6:18 AM
>Subject: Re: roller release bearing
>
>
>>Kevin, I got mine from a company called the Winner's circle, they
>>specialize in performance goodies
>>for spridgets. Th phone number is  1-216-333-4666   they are located 
>at
>>19144 detroit rd.   in rocky river, ohio 44116
>>I would imagine, they'd send you a catalog if you wanted one...
>>   Has anyone else tried one of those  $25 roller release bearings ?  
>I
>>have heard that one guy didn't have a good
>>experience , but that was only 3rd hand info. Anyone with first hand 
>exp
>>?
>>
>>
>>john.kahoon@juno.com
>>71 midget
>>
>>On Tue, 05 May 1998 21:21:27 -0400 Valentine
>><valntine@postoffice.ptd.net> writes:
>>>John c Kahoon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I went to the Hudson Ohio swap meet/show  and picked up a roller
>>>release
>>>> bearing for my clutch.
>>>> Has anyone had any experience with one of  these in a spridget ?
>>>>
>>>> john.kahoon@juno.com
>>>> 71 midget
>>>
>>>
>>>John,
>>>
>>>Who did you get the bearing from and what was the cost??
>>>
>>>I would be very interested in putting one in each of my Midgets.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Kevin Valentine
>>>63, 71, and 74 Midgets
>>>
>>
>
>


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