Subject: Re: Throwed-out throw-out
Author: andy hill
Date: Sep 18, 2002, 8:19 PM
Post ID: 1711040560
David-
didn't see any replys to your question, sooo- nope, no grooves. i would
call rick at mgcycle [888-464-2925] or mark at mgclassics [562-986-0070] and
get replacements [not that expensive]. while you're in there, ya might want
to look in the sludge trap, if ya havent already [that's the allen-headed
plug in a crank journal]. an amazing ammount of crap accumulates in there,
and should be scraped outa there. [put a little green loctite on the threads
when re-assembling].
hope your job situation improves, along with Dave's.
andy
----- Original Message -----
From: <psabr-@aol.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 01:25 AM
Subject: Throwed-out throw-out
Well it's my turn to ask a question. Since I've been unemployed from the
Telecom industry (Any jobs out there let me know) I've had some time to
start
to clean up the ambassador and get it back together (in good time). So I
pulled the engine, and seperated the transmission to check general condition
and... I pushed on the clutch rod and removed the outer body, inner body
and
throw-out bearings. Please note that I said bearings. There was a lump of
chewed up metal in there that may have once been the cage. I know about the
improvements which can be made there per Guzziology, but for reference,
should there be grooves on the faces of both bodies? The parts list shows a
seal between the TOB and the outer body, is that correct or should it be
ahead of the inner body? There are no signs of pitting or destruction, just
the chunk and a few loose bearings.
The insides of the engine look remarkably clean. Apart from a thin layer of
sludge in the pan, the internals look great.
Also found out that a 9mm barrel brush works real well for cleaning up
between the fins. It doesn't last real long cause the bristles are a little
soft but I may take this theory and run with it. A little less messy that
blasting. Maybe.
David Whitmore
71 Ambassorado