Thanks for the suggestions Richard .
Whether or not they are good/bad/downright dangerous I don't really know .
I've never before done anything to a TR3 clutch , except pressed the pedal .
Basically all that I know is that TS 10795 ( '56 TR3 ) is equipped with a
'58 TR3A engine ( TS 30837 E ) , an all syncro TR4 gearbox ( CT 26228 ) and
that the clutch is currently non-functional .
Time to learn me thinks :-)
Kind regards
Chris de Wet
P O Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa .
Telephone 012 - 3398071 ( office ) 012 - 2591129 ( home ) Cell 0839989744
Fax 012 - 3398201
One '56 TR 3 with o/d , two Heralds and four early Spitfires without o/d .
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Gosling [mailto:Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com]
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 6:21 PM
To: DeWetC1
Cc: spitfires
Subject: RE: Clutch : TR 3
Well... if it is a broken spring in the clutch, it MAY be possible to
replace
the spring, as long as it hasn't done too much damage to anything else.
Where
you would get hold of the correct spring, or whether it would be easy to
try
and fit in place, I have no idea.
Anyone have any views on the viability of this approach, to save Chris some
cash?
What about removing the clutch to remove the broken spring bits, then just
putting it back together with one spring missing, as a make-do until a
replacement clutch can be obtained from somewhere? Would this work? Are
you
risking damaging anything other that the clutch, which is otherwise
worthless
anyway? Would the missing mass of the spring result in unacceptable
vibrations as the clutch would be imbalanced (seems likely to me, without
actually doing the calcs)? Perhaps, if there are an even number of
springs,
the opposite spring could also be removed to restore balance? What are the
likely effects of running with not all the springs there?
Is there any chance a clutch from a more popular (i.e. cheaper) car would
fit,
or are all clutches generally unique to that car?
I have no idea to the answers to these questions, just suggesting some
possible
options, then sitting back and waiting for someone else to tell me they are
good/bad/downright dangerous!
Richard & Daffy
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