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[notthatrusty]

hello all.

i have finally got my engine running with much help from this site but have now encountered a new problem.
i have searched the forums and found quite a bit of info on the pre-verto and verto clutches but not quite my answer.

basically i have a mg turbo engine,early one, and have fittted the short arm plunger and slave that comes down the flywheel housing as appose to top of the flywheel housing.
if all is pre-verto(diaphram) inside the clutch bell housing what do i need to work it on the outside? i mean why do you have to have the long arm and slave cylinder on top of the housing? hope someone knows what i mean.
cheers

[Guess-Works.com]

hello all.

i have finally got my engine running with much help from this site but have now encountered a new problem.
i have searched the forums and found quite a bit of info on the pre-verto and verto clutches but not quite my answer.

basically i have a mg turbo engine,early one, and have fittted the short arm plunger and slave that comes down the flywheel housing as appose to top of the flywheel housing.
if all is pre-verto(diaphram) inside the clutch bell housing what do i need to work it on the outside? i mean why do you have to have the long arm and slave cylinder on top of the housing? hope someone knows what i mean.
cheers

Yes you need a long arm and pre-verto clutch slave..

Obviously the clutch is not original to the engine as all turbo's had verto clutchs.

[notthatrusty]

hello all.

i have finally got my engine running with much help from this site but have now encountered a new problem.
i have searched the forums and found quite a bit of info on the pre-verto and verto clutches but not quite my answer.

basically i have a mg turbo engine,early one, and have fittted the short arm plunger and slave that comes down the flywheel housing as appose to top of the flywheel housing.
if all is pre-verto(diaphram) inside the clutch bell housing what do i need to work it on the outside? i mean why do you have to have the long arm and slave cylinder on top of the housing? hope someone knows what i mean.
cheers

Yes you need a long arm and pre-verto clutch slave..

Obviously the clutch is not original to the engine as all turbo's had verto clutchs.

thanks for that little gem.. i must have a verto clutch then as i am confident that the engine is standard but i have had certain things off it and i have a few engines knocking around so couldnt remember which clutch arms and plungers etc came off this perticular turbo engine.
it has a pre-engaged starter on it that works fine . if this is the case however why do you suppose the throughout nuts are pretty much against the flywheel housing at rest. i would assume the plunger with the throughout nuts is meant to be stuck out and then moves inwards towards the flywheel housing as the clutch pedal is depressed!

[Nightrain]

Did you fit the thrust sleeve ? Sort of looks like a top hat. f you've got one left over thats your problem.

[notthatrusty]

Did you fit the thrust sleeve ? Sort of looks like a top hat. f you've got one left over thats your problem.

yeah i remember that. the top hat is in there cheers.