The only other reason I can think of for it not disengaging is possibly
the friction plate was bent or out of round. I turned it on the output
shaft and it looked ok but cant say for sure. John
Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
>John, Ashford, Jay and other interested parties----It escapes me as to
>how the "configuration" of the Sachs fingers will not accept the Gunst
>bearing. No matter the brand of bearing, it should have nothing to do
>with the travel necessary to release the clutch.
>Pictures of the Sachs in Nelson's buckeyetriumphs.org (see "Sticky
>Clutch" and other related parts of this descriptive area) shows the
>Sachs to have the flat fingers (as some of the older style B&B)
>If it's true that the Sachs fingers must be moved farther before the
>clutch disengages, the bearing plays no part in this motion. It is
>controlled by the length of the stroke. The beauty of the Gunst is in
>the quality of its parts and design. It adds nothing to the actual
>release of the clutch.
>
>If there's a knock-off bearing using the Gunst reputation, it should
>also "work". We just don't know for how long!
>
>Dick
>
><From: jmitch@snet.net (John Mitchell) Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2004, 7:16am
>(PST+3) To: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor),
>6pack@autox.team.net (6-Pack), triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: One
>more Gunst question
>Dick, I spoke with BPNW and they confirmed this. They said it had to
>do with finger configuration. I even put a pipe on the lever. I could
>get it to disengage, but it still dragged.> John
>
>Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
>John---I wonder why the Sachs didn't disengage for you? This is the
>brand that Mr. Gunst recommends to use with this bearing!
>Dick
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