5 Speed
Installation
NOTE:
In case you missed this
before, it's worth repeating again.
Before ordering the kit, talk to Herman about
the type of pressure plate you have or plan on
buying. Herman normally supplies a flat faced throw out bearing
which will only work with a bent finger
pressure plate. Most TR6's have
flat finger pressure plates which
require a curved face throw out bearing.
To make it even more confusing, Borg & Beck
makes both kinds of pressure plates. Bent finger
pressure plates are very obvious in that the
ends of the fingers have a very definite bend to
them as seen in the picture below. That's my
brand new Sachs Pressure Plate below right.
Yes.....I've got the wrong throw out bearing
which Herman is swapping out for me. In the
meantime I'm set back two weeks which I'll use
for doing some more cleaning of the car and
painting parts.
NOTE: The curved faced T/O bearing that
Herman sent failed immediately and leaked while
bleeding the clutch. After discussing options
with Herman, we decided to go with his Bent
Finger Pressure Plate and the new Quarter Master
T/O bearing that he has been testing. I sent
Herman the bad T/O bearing and he confirmed that
it would not hold any pressure at all.
Bent
Finger Pressure Plate |
Flat
Finger Pressure Plate |
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Flat
Faced TO Bearing goes with PP above |
Curved
Faced TO Bearing goes with PP above |
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It's time to get the engine ready
for the new tranny. I had the flywheel re-surfaced and then the
flywheel, clutch and pressure plate all balanced. While those
pieces were out at the shop I installed new front and rear seals
on the engine as well as new gaskets for the timing cover, rear
oil seal housing and the oil pan. You can read more about that
in the engine section. The flywheel is back on the car so now
it's time for the clutch and pressure plate.
This input shaft bushing
will eventually go on the end of the tranny input
shaft...but first.... |
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Wrap a little tape around
the end of the clutch alignment tool and push the
shaft bushing on. |
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Depending on the year of
your car, this pilot bushing may go in the
crankshaft or in the flywheel. |
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No
confusion on which side of the clutch this is! |
Clutch
with the alignment tool in place |
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Pressure Plate and flywheel are indexed during
the balancing, so make sure they line up. |
Pressure plate & Clutch all attached. |
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What
are these for? |
And
these? |
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Next.....Taking
Critical Measurements |