- 1. I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: bearrobin@juno.com (Barry L Christ)
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:16:22 -0400
- Well my 71 B won't shift into gear. A transmission shop said it is the disc the slave cylinder is working . What is involved in replacing the clutch. Since the engine bay is not detailed, I figured i
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01519.html (8,482 bytes)
- 2. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Teacher122 <Teacher122@aol.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 20:46:22 EDT
- << Well my 71 B won't shift into gear. A transmission shop said it is the disc the slave cylinder is working . What is involved in replacing the clutch. Since the engine bay is not detailed, I figure
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01577.html (9,759 bytes)
- 3. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Zambori <eaz@snet.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 07:46:13 -0700
- Replacing the transmission with one with overdrive is the best thing you can do for your car. I know of some one near Boston who has one from a 1972 MGB roadster with about 67,000 miles on it. He sti
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01598.html (10,853 bytes)
- 4. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Hartwig <mhartwig@cbu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 13:03:06 -0500
- Good idea detailing. Buy the 3 piece clutch kit. $100 and a lot of insurance. Clutch alignment tool is useful, and I use one, but others say they aren't a necessity. Burning oil can be caused by worn
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01623.html (10,553 bytes)
- 5. RE: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 14:23:25 -0400
- Hmmm .... ... IMHO, if you can rebuild a LBC engine you can rebuild a LBC tranny. Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com '61 MGA 1600 MkII
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01628.html (8,760 bytes)
- 6. RE: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
- Date: 23 Oct 1997 13:46:07 -0500
- You ever done a TD? Generalizations can be dangerous. A. B. Bonds
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01630.html (8,381 bytes)
- 7. RE: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:17:00 -0400
- Nope ... but, I would have expected them to be very similar to the 'A' and 'B' trannys ... assumptions can be dangerous too, eh? Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01634.html (8,483 bytes)
- 8. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary A. Graham" <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:19:56 -0400
- I, for one, would like a copy of that "check list". Thnx! Gary 74 1/4 MGB
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01640.html (8,782 bytes)
- 9. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary A. Graham" <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:20:53 -0400
- I, for one, would like a copy of that "check list". Thnx! Gary 74 1/4 MGB
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01641.html (8,883 bytes)
- 10. RE: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
- Date: 23 Oct 1997 15:39:05 -0500
- You would be wrong in your expectation. A very different architecture. The synchro surfaces are swaged and riveted into the shifting hubs, so that the shifting hubs must be replaced in their entirety
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01644.html (9,811 bytes)
- 11. RE: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:53:04 -0400
- Ouch ... looks like this shadetree mechanic will be shying away from 'TD' trannys for quite awhile ... ;^) So ... lesson learned ... I should have stated ... IMHO, if you can rebuild an 'A' or 'B' en
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01645.html (10,271 bytes)
- 12. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: ENRIQUE CLAURE <span@datacom-bo.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 17:04:33 -0400
- Sign me up too, Enrique
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01647.html (9,053 bytes)
- 13. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 14:57:01 -0500
- Hell, I'll stand with Larry on this one (if a little behind and to the far right). For one, the guy says it a '71 B so I don't think we're generalizin' and two, it ain't too bad, Mr. Bonds, if you RT
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01651.html (8,934 bytes)
- 14. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Danny Dyke <Danny.Dyke@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:24:58 -0700
- shifting a breeze. Push in clutch, shift into neutral, release clutch, rev engine, push in clutch and slip into next lower gear. Takes a little practice but you'll hardly ever crunch a gear again. Wh
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01663.html (11,415 bytes)
- 15. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 01:17:37 -0400
- I could use a copy of that engine rebuilding checklist too. How 'bout posting it to the list? TANKS! -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '74 M
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01679.html (8,555 bytes)
- 16. RE: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: PHILIPPE TUSLER <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:24:58 -0700 (PDT) (22:24 UT)
- I think it would be a wonderful service to have the checklist posted on the AUTOX.TEAM.NET site, along with a similar list for the transmission? ** *Philippe Tusler - Mission Viejo, CA | "MILOU" '57
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01702.html (9,008 bytes)
- 17. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Hartwig <mhartwig@cbu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 17:28:39 -0500
- Sure all. I am in the middle of the rebuild, but when I get finished, I'll be sure to post to all for criticism and remarks. Just got inside the house. Was priming all my exterior parts. Tomorrow or
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01713.html (9,181 bytes)
- 18. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Landy <plandy@idt.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 19:42:24 -0700
- Hi Jay, although I've heard others mention this before I am not sure why one has to wait a week or more for their engine specs. Does this have to do with inspecting the various engine components for
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01718.html (8,403 bytes)
- 19. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 19:47:55 EDT
- On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:24:58 -0700 (PDT) (22:24 UT) PHILIPPE TUSLER the AUTOX.TEAM.NET site, along with a similar list for the transmission? The gearbox checklist I have, about three pages long. Who
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01719.html (8,314 bytes)
- 20. Re: I think it's clutch time..... (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Hartwig <mhartwig@cbu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 21:03:47 -0500
- still Sorry about my choice of words there; I have about four manuals which all show tolerances for bearings and piston rings. The most thorough for engine rebuilds is the Haynes manual. With the Chi
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01735.html (9,786 bytes)
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