I wonder if the flywheel exploded and took the old style(?) clutch cover with
it, or was it the clutch cover alone. TR guys might be interested in the
details.
The Turner driver described exactly what saw. There was step out of the rear
going to about 45 degrees yaw and it seemed like a sudden hook up of the
tires on the asphalt. It occurs to me that a sudden lift on the gas, might
have shifted a lot of weight to the front wheel and unloaded the
rear...precisely at the wrong time. No expert here.
Joe Alexander
> David,
>
> The car had a flak blanket, but the steel transmission tunnel was torn from
> the floor on both sides. On the left side there were pieces of bell
> housing, while on the right side, the pressure plate cover, some disc
> fragments and springs accompanied the bell housing fragments. The blanket
> was helpful but needed better attachment to the floor to be effective.
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