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With the bell housing removed one is able
to appreciate this wonderfully over-engineered piece of equipment.
The six actuating fingers are adjusted with the small slotted grub screws
at their outer edges. Accuracy is imperative as the plate has only
0.010" clearance at full release. |
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This picture - a slightly
blurred enlargement that hopefully shows the timing marks stamped on the
outer edge of the clutch. On the outer rim can be seen the engine
number plus numbers for each of the flywheel bolts. Yellow springs
show that this clutch was updated to the later 'long' type. |
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This shows how 3 set-screws
with nuts are used to compress the clutch springs prior to releasing the
cover plate from the flywheel. Sorry about the blurred picture; I
must have been cold at the time. |
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| On the left - clutch gone. The flywheel
surface is in excellent condition; probably due to the amount of oil that
was seeping into the clutch. The white mark at 9 o'clock highlights
the TDC position. On the right can be seen the delightful film of
solidified oil and clutch dust. The bolt painted in white had been
cross threaded - just another annoying little problem. The nuts holding
the flywheel were secured with spring washers instead of tab washers. |