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[panelbeaterpeter]

AH! you figured it out then? that's good news.

[camp freddy]

i bought the flywheel second hand... eventually from someone on here.

Prob never sent them in spite the fact I threatened him that I was going to come knockling on his door if he didn't send it....
Never mind, I'll machine something at workies.

I hope when you have sorted the spacers alls ok, you deserve a break mate..

[Dog]

AH! you figured it out then? that's good news.

Well, I hope so. Like we were saying, its was bound to be something obv... and it is....

i bought the flywheel second hand... eventually from someone on here.

Prob never sent them in spite the fact I threatened him that I was going to come knockling on his door if he didn't send it....
Never mind, I'll machine something at workies.

I hope when you have sorted the spacers alls ok, you deserve a break mate..

hehe, aye.

I just want my Van to work how it was supposed to now. Once the enigne is purrring and sorted, I'll move onto making it look a bit better lol

[The Matt]

Aight, the flywheel thing now I've just re-read.


You set your backplate on the bench, but if you don't support the backplate underneath the clutch centre will be on the bench, rather than the backplate. I used some spare flywheel spacers on mine (as you saw in my thread). You see, if the backplate isn't 'held up' it will just drop down to the bench (and could end up giving you a mahoosive gap like you have). You need the clutch to be 'clamped' by the assembly.

Hard to explain really, but yeah, do it with the backplate lifted of the bench.

[Dog]

Right...
Well i did it wrong then.

Just rasied the back plate off the bench, so the clutch plate is "free floating", and well, the drive straps are now correct...
This is getting confusing.....

[The Matt]

Been there mate!

Had to go through exactly the same with mine when I did it.

Do you have a new primary gear or crank? Have you checked the clearances on the bushes? Mine was binding a little on the crank tail. When the clutch pedal was pressed, the clutch was operating OK, but the primary gear was still spinning with the crank. That could explain the problem.

Does the car go into gear at all? Have you tried the clutch with the starter motor out and someone pressing the pedal. You should be able to get yer finger in through the starter aperture and move the clutch plate with yer finger. If you can do that when the engine's not running then the clutch is working.

[Jammy]

Basically, you need to support the backplate so there is no gap in the sandwich between the backplate - clutch plate - flywheel.

[Dog]

Ta guys.

I've sorted that out now, needed a small 1mm spacer on each horn.
Refitted everything, set up the stop nut etc... started fitting the starter solinoid and the batt cable fell out of the connection, so I am calling it a night atm, back is killing me.

So tomorrow, start up and suck n see if it works. But since refitting, the clutch does feel alot nicer now

[fishey798]

Nearly there then! By the way i got 81hp at the wheels.

[Dog]

Nice, and I bet if you got it on the rollers properly, you'll get more

[Dog]

Well, those last few tweaks seem to of done the trick

Spacing the clutch out by 1mm, and tweaking the C clip on the crank tail, Wet n drying the splines slightly, and making sure the whole lot is smooth going on and off....

Built the car all back up today, got it to fire, sounds soooooooo smooth now and sounds a little more powerful too.
But as it was ticking over, I tryed the clutch.......


























..... I just need to fit my wheels and I am on the road again

[panelbeaterpeter]

Yaaaaaay!! *does a big gay dance*

[miniboo]

was this probably thre problem with the original thrust washer as well? nice to know it is all sorted at last.

[Rosslin Racing]

glad to see you got it sorted, how many horses can you hear?

[Dog]

about 4 million

I'm not resting on my lorals yet.... I still have another 450miles of running to do.