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From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Nolan Penney
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:06 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Thank you...but i need more help.
Well, that's not an answer to the question and doesn't help Dave at all.
If indeed the 1500 flywheel does bolt up to the early 1300 in the Mk 3
with the small bearings, then I'm all wet. But as I recall, it will not
do so.
Which leaves Dave a bit up in the air on not only what flywheel he has,
but also perhaps what engine.
It's been a while since I put the lightened 1300 flywheel on my 1500
engine. When I initially replied, I recalled that you could swap the
clutch disc around between the two. But as I think about it more and
more, I suspect I'm wrong on that. The rim the pressure plate sits on
was closer in on the 1300, wasn't it? Don't have my flywheels and such
here to play with, so I can't check it. Ah well.
Well,
Here's what I know about it from a lot of problems I experienced in the
past with the 1300 race engine, aluminum flywheel (designed to couple to
either a 1300 or 1500 clutch) and a 3-rail gearbox.
1. The Mk3 flywheel is flat and (typically) has smaller mounting holes.
The 1500 has a ridge that the pressure plate mounts onto.
2. The original poster indicated that he has a Mk3 (US Spec) engine.
Therefore, if his flywheel is flat, it most likely is a Mk3. B ut if it
has that ridge, it would most definitely be a later one. So if he has a
clutch that measures 7.25" in diameter, it is for a 1500 and would need
to match with a 1500 flywheel (with the ridge). If it is a 6.5" disk,
it would need to go onto the Mk3 (Flat) flywheel.
So, in summary, it is necessary to have a matched set of clutch,
pressure plate and flywheel in order for everything to work properly.
Regards,
Joe
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