----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Seaton
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:40 AM
To: Don Malling
Subject: Re: TRF magic clutch kit
I'd be interested in one too. Installation is just like the original part
isn't it?
It would be easy to put one in at this point for me.
So who's up for putting an order together?
Richard Seaton
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Malling
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:06 PM
To: David Friedlander; 6-Pack
Subject: Re: TRF magic clutch kit
I would like a Gunst bearing kit also. If Nelson doesn't have enough to
go around perhaps we can convince him to order another batch. Or, I am
willing to look into doing it if Nelson is busy and others are
interested.
Don
David Friedlander wrote:
>
> Anyone Stateside stocking the Gunst bearing kits yet? Nelson?
>
> Dave Friedlander
> CF25194UO
>
> Tim Holbrook wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > The research has been done Jim. Check out the Buckeye Triumphs
> > website. Nelson Riedel, Dick Taylor, and some of the other listers did
> > a lot of work getting to the bottom of this problem. It's got nothing
> > to do with how one drives the car or uses the clutch. There was a huge
> > quality issue with the standard issue throwout bearings a few years
> > back (I went through several bearings in just one summer), which is why
> > TRF and others started selling the Toyota bearing instead. However,
> > there may be issues with this one too - it works well (ie: doesn't
> > collapse like the regular grade replacement bearing), but doesn't spin
> > when unloaded, so it tends to eat through the clutch fingers. The new
> > Gunst bearing and carrier seems to be the solution.
> >
> > For those of you who have tons of miles on your clutch, that's because
> > you've got good quality parts, not because you drive your car better
> > than the rest of us. I don't "ride" my clutch, but my car went through
> > several bearings in just a couple of months. It was because of a poor
> > product. We all know that replacement parts today are not of the right
> > quality many times (snycros, engine bearings, etc). So when your good
> > quality clutches go eventually, you are going to have to be very
> > careful of what parts you use to replace them with. In the meantime,
> > be glad you've got the good old parts!
> >
> > Tim Holbrook
> > 1971 TR6
> >
> > --- Jim Swarthout <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > From: "Jim Swarthout" <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: RE: TRF magic clutch kit
> > > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:41:57 -0500
> > >
> > > To the list,
> > >
> > > Please forgive my ignorance!
> > >
> > > Until my recent purchase...I had not owned a TR-6 for over 10 years.
> > >
> > > I closed my shop 12 years ago.
> > >
> > > I never had any problems with release bearings!
> > >
> > > I changed many clutches for customers...and not one came back!
> > >
> > > Nothing could be simpler, (by design), than a clutch release bearing!
> > >
> > > If this is truly a problem, then I would suggest we all attempt to
> > > find
> > > out why!
> > >
> > > This must be an obvious blunder on the part of the manufacturer!
> > >
> > > Considering the amount of labor that is required to change the
> > > release
> > > bearing, I would have been highly irritated at having to repeatedly
> > > replace release bearings for good customers.
> > >
> > > Answers to these questions are never a mystery...there must be an
> > > obvious reason why these bearings are failing.
> > >
> > > Jim Swarthout
> >
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