Neither am I a fan of roller throw-out bearings for our cars. One
installed in a friends TD lasted only a few months.
Nothing wrong with the original carbon T/O bearing as long as the clutch
return spring pulls it away from the clutch when not engaged.
My TC carbon T/O bearing looks like new after 70,000 miles.
Stick with the original and save your money.
Bob
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> From: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>
> To: Stuart Keen <simbafish@home.com>
> Cc: MG <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Clutch Thrown Out Bearing
> Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 11:29 PM
>
> Look on page 13, Item #42 for the release bearing. It's not a roller
bearing.
> Are you certain that you want to install a 'modern' trouble prone roller
> bearing? How long did the carbon one last? As you can easily see, I'm
not a
> fan of roller throwout bearings.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
> 77MGB
>
> Stuart Keen wrote:
>
> > While I have the engine removed from my 1951 MGTD MkII because of a
> > broken crankshaft, I have decided to replace the Clutch carbon throw
out
> > (release) bearing with a new modern steel roller bearing. Moss has them
> > listed in their catalog but they have been back ordered for almost
three
> > weeks and have no idea when a shipment is due. I am anxious to get the
> > TD repaired and back on the road. Does anyone have an alternate source
> > for TO bearings? I do not find them listed in the Abingdon Spares Ltd
> > catalog and I have had no luck so far searching the Internet.
> >
> > Thanks for any assistance.
> >
> > Stu Keen
> > simbafish@home.com
>
>
>
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