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Some can do, some can't. =C2=A0In my early days I didn't even use to see if=
the plate fitted the gearbox input shaft and had a Ford that just would no=
t go together. =C2=A0The centre metal of the clutch plate was painted and a=
fter a few hours and an overnight think found paint in the splines that sto=
pped things sliding together. =C2=A0After this, I now try a 20 sec 'dry run=
' with the plate over the g'box input shaft. =C2=A0Over the years this has =
thrown up a couple of hiccups preventing future smooth operation.I now use =
a dummy shaft for alignment. =C2=A0Even used a 'home made' wooden dowel tha=
t will just fit the flywheel with a bit of plastic from an overflow pipe ro=
und it =C2=A0for the plate. =C2=A0It solves this type of problem for the in=
frequent mechanic. =C2=A0If you can beg, borrow or buy a Sykes-Pickavant se=
t it will fit most RWD motors. =C2=A0Ebay has a few cheap clutch alignment =
tools if you are having problems - but, David's way is good and works well.=
=C2=A0=20
Guy R Day
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On Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 5:59, David Lieb via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
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I have never bothered with the alignment tools. I simply center the outer =
edge of the disk to the pressure plate when assembling. Has always worked w=
ell for me.
David L
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ym19_1_1463556002640_8585"><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;f=
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038360033yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463556002640_4967">Some can do, some can't. &nb=
sp;</span></div><div id=3D"yiv6038360033yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463556002640_479=
3"><span id=3D"yiv6038360033yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463556002640_6288">In my ear=
ly days I didn't even use to see if the plate fitted the gearbox input shaf=
t and had a Ford that just would not go together. The centre metal of=
the clutch plate was painted and after a few hours and an overnight think =
found paint in the splines that stopped things sliding together. Afte=
r this, I now try a 20 sec 'dry run' with the plate over the g'box input sh=
aft. Over the years this has thrown up a couple of hiccups preventing=
future smooth operation.</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv6038360033y=
ui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463556002640_4793">I now use a dummy shaft for alignment.=
Even used a 'home made' wooden dowel that will just fit the flywheel=
with a bit of plastic from an overflow pipe round it for the plate. =
It solves this type of problem for the infrequent mechanic. </d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv6038360033yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463556002640_4793=
">If you can beg, borrow or buy a Sykes-Pickavant set it will fit most RWD =
motors. Ebay has a few cheap clutch alignment tools if you are having=
problems - but, David's way is good and works well. </div> <div class=
=3D"yiv6038360033qtdSeparateBR" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463556002640_8583"=
><br></div><div class=3D"yiv6038360033qtdSeparateBR" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_=
1_1463556002640_8583">Guy R Day<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div>=
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3603079" id=3D"yiv6038360033yqt08515"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"2" fac=
e=3D"Arial"> On Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 5:59, David Lieb via Spridgets <=
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></font></div> <br cl=
ear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"> <div class=3D"yiv6038360033y_msg_container=
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h the alignment tools. I simply center the outer edge of the disk to the pr=
essure plate when assembling. Has always worked well for me.<br clear=3D"no=
ne">
David L</div>
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