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replacing clutch - nack to it?


Sam C

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Hi all

For those that helped with my other threads: I got the gearbox out surprisingly easily and it's off being re-conditioned. Thanks everyone.

In the mean time I thought it seems sensible to replace the clutch.

My question is: before I begin is there a nack to it or anything I should be careful to do / not to do?

I've tried to do this on a mini before and on one engine it was fine, on another the clutch seemed to be welded on and, even with the engine out of the car, I ended up breaking the clutch removing tool and giving up!

I don't have any special tools for the GT6 (mkIII) - do you think I ought to get anything?

Cheers all!

Sam


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yep will replace that too - waiting for the gearbox to come back from the company that's reconditioning it first.

Looking at it - this might be something that does involve a 'nack'! hHow do you get it off the carrier? is it time to use my only, but universal, 'specialist' tool: 'the really big hammer'?

Cheers

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Sam,
On the subject of release bearings; I have read that they are sometimes damaged on installation by pressing them on. If you find that you must press the release bearing on, a trick is to place a piece of wood between the new bearing and the old then press on the old bearing while rotating the piece of wood. In my case each time I have needed to do this job; I have found that by standing on the new bearing, and twisting my foot I have had no trouble installing the bearing.
                                        Best of luck,
                                        Paul
PS No, I don't mass 100 Kilograms!

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