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#1 marksmini

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:14 PM

im ordering me up a new clutch and flywheel

but im not sure if i have a verto clutch as mine was on the changeing year 1982 so im told,

my clutch master is fitted on a steel bracket with the bracket then bolted to the gear box

does this help and is it the verto type?

just not engine is out, but i havnet striped it down to look as yet, and its not at my house to just pop out and have a look ya see

thanks to anyone who helps

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:17 PM

If the master cylinder is at a right angle to the crank( ie sitting on the clutch housing) its non verto. As yours is on a metal brakcet, I should imagine its a verto.

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:23 PM

if it helps i will try and find the best pic of it i can

its not the best of pics, sorry but does this help??

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:26 PM

does this pic help at all???

again not a clear pic of what we are talking about but may help you help me???

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:30 PM

100% Verto. Sound as a pound for everyday driving. Id convert it to non verto mind you, theres a bigger range of uprated parts then, but hey thats just me.

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:47 PM

Id convert it to non verto mind you, theres a bigger range of uprated parts then, but hey thats just me.


how do i do that?

also trust it to be the verto one, thats the most ££££ one....

im going for a normal clutch in here cant afford nothing spical at the mo,
im haven a steel lightend flywheel on her, but do you reckon its worth changeing the pressure plate?

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:51 PM

Not on a Verto you aren't. You can get a light weight outer section, but not a whole flywheel assembly.



(that's a slave cyl by the way!)

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:57 PM

Not on a Verto you aren't. You can get a light weight outer section, but not a whole flywheel assembly.



(that's a slave cyl by the way!)

thats a pain about that flywheel thing,

how easy is it to convert over?

is the verto type better?

slave, the clutch slave clinder?

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:57 PM

yep, just seen what ive done but master at the top lol

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Posted 18 April 2005 - 11:59 PM

Just phone around some mini breakers and they should have a decent non verto. Itll all fit straight on but Id recomend fitting the longer lever too. Yours is currently the short one. The master cylinder(sorry SLAVE) should fitt as well, but its just bolted up differently.
Like I say the verto is a good clutch for normal driving but only offers the Turbo upgraded clutch plate. You can get lightened outer rings but they are nothing compared to the good old fasioned flywheel type.

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Posted 19 April 2005 - 07:12 AM

I've found my old thread about clutches, so have dropped it into the FAQ....

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Posted 19 April 2005 - 06:13 PM

was just about to say theres a FAQ on this ive just seen lmao


its a cracking faq,

nicely layed out that will help me,

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