Nolan noted:
> The 1500 with the single rail gearbox used a 20 spline 7-1/4" clutch and
> pressure plate.
> The Mk IV with the three rail gearbox used a 10 spline 6-1/2" clutch and
> pressure plate.
Joe retorted:
> I beg to differ, my friend! A Mk3 flywheel is flat on the surface and
> the 1500 flywheel has a ridge where the pressure plate mounts. There is
> no way that a 1500 clutch kit will work on a Mk3 flywheel and
> vice-versa.
Maybe I should stay quiet, since I'm not sure I can offer any totally useful
information. But remember that there was, in the US market, a 1500 for two
years (1973 and 1974) that still used the older three-rail (10-spline input
shaft) gearbox. It's been a long time since I've been around one of these
beasts (had a couple way back when), so I don't remember what the flywheels
looked like; I don't know if they're more like a later 1500 or more like the
earlier 1296!? Anyone?
--Andy Mace
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