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Dec 26, 2007 2:37 pm
Dec 26, 2007 2:37 pm
Subject: Re: 2L clutch
Hello every body.
My thoughts about the 2 Litre clutch...bloody thing...wouldn't change it for the world...
Make sure the lining is a good modern material and renew the pins so that everything slides nicely. Lubricate every now and then according to the manual.
The OH box is a delight. When I am in the mood, I don't bother with the clutch - just match the revs and snick it in..lovely. On the other hand, the clutch stop is great when properly adjusted. 'Late and hard' (as the actress said to the vicar), so that for fast changes up you push the pedal right down and for a really good down shift, just dab it when you double de-clutch.
IMHO the problem with the 2 Litre clutch is that the friction material is on the pressure plate and flywheel and the centre plate is not. Heat builds up in the centre plate, especialy in reverse up a hill (yes I had problems as a Prescot spectator as well), and you have to stop and let it cool down. If the flywheel and pressure plate were bare, they would conduct the heat way. Mine is still original.
By the way, my new lining seems to cope with heat better and now in dificult manouvers I just get a very offensive smell of rotting fish but still some traction .
Alan Brown has modified my M45 clutch with a lined centre plate but I have not yet had a chance to use it yet.
Hello every body.
My thoughts about the 2 Litre clutch...bloody thing...wouldn't change it for the world...
Make sure the lining is a good modern material and renew the pins so that everything slides nicely. Lubricate every now and then according to the manual.
The OH box is a delight. When I am in the mood, I don't bother with the clutch - just match the revs and snick it in..lovely. On the other hand, the clutch stop is great when properly adjusted. 'Late and hard' (as the actress said to the vicar), so that for fast changes up you push the pedal right down and for a really good down shift, just dab it when you double de-clutch.
IMHO the problem with the 2 Litre clutch is that the friction material is on the pressure plate and flywheel and the centre plate is not. Heat builds up in the centre plate, especialy in reverse up a hill (yes I had problems as a Prescot spectator as well), and you have to stop and let it cool down. If the flywheel and pressure plate were bare, they would conduct the heat way. Mine is still original.
By the way, my new lining seems to cope with heat better and now in dificult manouvers I just get a very offensive smell of rotting fish but still some traction .
Alan Brown has modified my M45 clutch with a lined centre plate but I have not yet had a chance to use it yet.