Re: [Spit] clutch or thrust washer?
If the thrust washers are gone, you would be able to move the front pulley about 1/8" back and forth. This will be obvious- no dial indicator needed! If you choose to open the oil pan, do yourself a favor and get a can of Gunk Engine-Brite and a pressure washer, and clean the underside of the engine and the front cross member REALLY well. It will make the job much less unpleasant! Doug Braun '72 Spit --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks to everyone who responded to my clutch > question. > > It had not occurred to me that it could be a thrust > washer problem. That sounds frightening but maybe > easier to fix. So... > > Let me guess. This might show up as a forward > movement of the crank pulley when the clutch is > depressed. To check further or fix, I drop the oil > pan to gain access to the crank from below. What > will I see? How big are these mythical thrust > washers? At which end of the crank (if they're not > in the oil pan)? Is the replacement procedure > reasonably obvious? Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
Re: [Spit] clutch or thrust washer?
Jim, Before removing the pan, check the crankshaft runout before and afret the clutch is depressed. You can do this using a dial indicator on the front of the crank. Make sure that you force the crank back as far as it will go before taking the first measurement and then have someone depress the clutch and see how much travel the crankshaft has. Of it exceeds specification, then you will have to tear into the lower end of the engine. (Don't be surpirsed to find the thrust washers lying in the bottom of the oil pan). Joe - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 7:25 AM Subject: [Spit] clutch or thrust washer? > Thanks to everyone who responded to my clutch question. > > It had not occurred to me that it could be a thrust washer problem. That sounds frightening but maybe easier to fix. So... > > Let me guess. This might show up as a forward movement of the crank pulley when the clutch is depressed. To check further or fix, I drop the oil pan to gain access to the crank from below. What will I see? How big are these mythical thrust washers? At which end of the crank (if they're not in the oil pan)? Is the replacement procedure reasonably obvious? > > I've never done anything like this before. At least not on this sort of car and not in the last 30 years. > > Tanks, > Jim Muller > '80 Spitfire (w/'76 engine) > '70 GT6, red, fast, getting its swaybar bracket re-welded today Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
[Spit] clutch or thrust washer?
Thanks to everyone who responded to my clutch question. It had not occurred to me that it could be a thrust washer problem. That sounds frightening but maybe easier to fix. So... Let me guess. This might show up as a forward movement of the crank pulley when the clutch is depressed. To check further or fix, I drop the oil pan to gain access to the crank from below. What will I see? How big are these mythical thrust washers? At which end of the crank (if they're not in the oil pan)? Is the replacement procedure reasonably obvious? I've never done anything like this before. At least not on this sort of car and not in the last 30 years. Tanks, Jim Muller '80 Spitfire (w/'76 engine) '70 GT6, red, fast, getting its swaybar bracket re-welded today Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
