I'd been hoping to fit a new clutch to my Type 3 gearbox/Pinto. It had a clutch in it which I don't suppose is the original one from the
Ford factory.
Based on the VRM (and comparing with the one I removed) Eurocarparts provided me with a clutch kit that has an identical pressure plate and a clutch
release bearing which is dimensionally the same (but has slightly different design in the bearing face and the retaining clips). But the friction
plate is not quite the same - the central splined boss is a few mm thinner (diameter and spline count is OK) and offset a few mm differently from the
one i've removed.
Is some degree of variation in replacement clutch plates normal? Given it's only a few mm difference do I just take it up when re-tensioning the
clutch pedal?
The Haynes manual mentions a 'low lift' clutch (I assume this meant less pedal movement to disengage and was therefore a differently shaped
replacement for the factory fit item?). Might this be what i've got?
What make? I am always very fussy about clutch quality. And don't be fooled by the current Borg and Beck stuff, it is just cheap nasty stuff with
the B&B label stuck on it (just as lucas only make boxes and stickers)
AP, LUK and others are decent. Many are not.
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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
What make? I am always very fussy about clutch quality. And don't be fooled by the current Borg and Beck stuff, it is just cheap nasty stuff with the B&B label stuck on it (just as lucas only make boxes and stickers)
AP, LUK and others are decent. Many are not.
Try your local motor factor . If your branch of ECP is anything like the one in Cambridge the staff are muppets constantly sending out the wrong parts or even worse boxes that had obviously been opened which had the wrong parts in because they didn't check returns , even to the point of old parts being in the boxes . This would happen every order with them so not isolated incidents. I once went in and ordered a Loctite interior mirror kit only to be asked by Kermit for the reg number and being told they couldn't supply without it.
If it’s only the splined center that is different then it makes no difference whatsoever as it just sits in the void of the clutch cover and the
flywheel.
The clutch bearing release face depends on the clutch cover fingers pattern, usually bent fingers use a flat face and flat fingers use a rounded
face.
If you have bought a clutch kit then the 3 bits should work together.
You may be over thinking this a bit
Ecp tends to do a few versions of the same product, the cheapest are made of of chocolate. Always go for a proper brand if you have the choice.
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Originally posted by snapper
If it’s only the splined center that is different then it makes no difference whatsoever as it just sits in the void of the clutch cover and the flywheel.
The clutch bearing release face depends on the clutch cover fingers pattern, usually bent fingers use a flat face and flat fingers use a rounded face.
If you have bought a clutch kit then the 3 bits should work together.
You may be over thinking this a bit
quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
AP, LUK and others are decent. Many are not.
