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kamikaze

posted on 2/10/02 at 05:48 AM Reply With Quote
Which clutch?

Hi,
Now ive bought a engine....
Its a escort 1,6 XR3I engine and a sierra 5speed gearbox..
Next problem...
Which flywheel and pressure plate will fit?





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Highcost builder

posted on 2/10/02 at 04:15 PM Reply With Quote
mt75 or type 9?
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paulf

posted on 2/10/02 at 09:00 PM Reply With Quote
Keep the xr3 flywheel and clutch cover and use a cortina 1600 clutch plate or early sierra plate the dia is 7.5 inch and has 23 splines.
Paul
quote:
Hi,
Now ive bought a engine....
Its a escort 1,6 XR3I engine and a sierra 5speed gearbox..
Next problem...
Which flywheel and pressure plate will fit?

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kamikaze

posted on 3/10/02 at 08:09 AM Reply With Quote
Can´t i just redrill a sierra flywheel?
And use both flywheel and clutchplate from the sierra engine?

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David Jenkins

posted on 3/10/02 at 08:40 AM Reply With Quote
your 'nom de plume' (kamikaze) would be very appropriate!

You're talking about a fairly heavy lump spinning at 6K+ rpm - any imbalance or weakness would be very 'exciting'.

rgds,

David






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kamikaze

posted on 3/10/02 at 10:43 AM Reply With Quote
nom de plume
Ave David morituri te salutant.

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David Jenkins

posted on 3/10/02 at 10:49 AM Reply With Quote
Smartarse!

David

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David Jenkins

posted on 3/10/02 at 10:50 AM Reply With Quote
A Latin reply to a French expression - you're just trying to confuse me...
...and you've succeeded!

David

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kamikaze

posted on 3/10/02 at 11:22 AM Reply With Quote
Venienti occurrite morbo ( = Meet the misfortune as it comes)


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Jon Ison

posted on 3/10/02 at 05:05 PM Reply With Quote
not into french, latin whatever......

but the flywheel failures iv'e seen, seem ok and survivable as long as its not mounted transverse, there was a guy killed when a rear engined tranverse engined flywheel gave way during a grass track race.....since then regs have changed a little....armour req'd between flywheel n drivers back..... having said that propery drilled and balanced, after all they al have to be drilled at some time......i would run one....






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paulf

posted on 3/10/02 at 08:16 PM Reply With Quote
Possibly , but why bother? surely it is easier to buy a clutch plate for £15 and fit it to the existing flywheel and clutch cover. It would cost more to have the flywheel rebalanced after drilling it.
Paul.
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Can´t i just redrill a sierra flywheel?
And use both flywheel and clutchplate from the sierra engine?

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kamikaze

posted on 4/10/02 at 05:17 AM Reply With Quote
Ok, i guess i gonna use the escort fly, and pres.plate...
It will fit a gear box from a sierra '87-'88?

David: the french is Greek for me
'annuit coeptis'- god has favored us





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