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[Metronic]

Hi all, I'm new to all this but here goes!

I've fitted a 1330 A+ engine to my car and am having trouble with the flywheel/pressure plate (both have been lightened). It's the old pre-verto jobby, no matter what I do it slips. Anyone have any ideas on what sort of spacers I should use and more imortantly where I should put them!!!!!

I've put it in today for about the 6th time, and with the car in gear the engine won't turn over.

Great site by the way, hence the reason I just joined :grin:

[Guess-Works.com]

with the lightened flywheels you will need washers/spacers between then fly and the drive straps. There is an article on the minimania website ( calvers corner ) which details a provedure for making sure you have the right thickness of spacer..

Follow the click link

I used this procedure just a couple of days ago to check my ultralight flywheel, which came with appropriate sized spacers.

[Metronic]

Hi thanks for the reply, that's exactly the type of article that I wanted. . I will have to take it out again and check it, as that seems to be the way I fitted it this time. I found the mini shops very unhelpful and and disinterested as they were not selling me the flywheel etc.

Thanks again.

Robert.

[royallingham]

Who lightened the flywheel ? They should have supplied spacers (or left the area as standard) with the parts. Don't really understand the question - with the car in gear the engine should not turn over. Is the problem that the clutch is not disengaging (ie stuck on all the time) or is it slipping ?