Subject: Re: clutch junk.
Author: Greg Barratt
Date: Sep 16, 2004, 6:28 PM
Post ID: 1717544216
yes, i am fully aware of the dilemna. i have 2 converts. i completely
rebuilt another convert motor/transmission/clutch earlier this year.
the plates get wet from bad seals, and slip. i've periodically sprayed
the clutch plates down through a drain hole i drilled, but they never
get fully clean. i was hoping to replace seals and perhaps stop the
leaking on the clutches..i was just hoping to find a short way around
it. normally i'd just pull the motor. and flip it up (crankshaft
vertical) but it's a messy job to say the least....
Patrick Hayes wrote:
| Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Should School Prayer be mandatory? Give us your opinion and win. http://click.topica.com/caacDvTb1dfltb7vDFwa/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Barratt wrote:
Um, do you realize that the Convert clutch is entirely different from the 4speed or 5speed clutches? The convert has a torque converter attached to the flywheel. The Convert has only two gears, high and low, with no neutral position at all. Inside the transmission it has a multi-plate (I think 11 plates) clutch derived from the Nuovo Falcone. The Convert clutch is slipping because there are fully 16 seals, gaskets, crush washers which do a poor job of retaining fluids. Good luck. Patrick Hayes Fremont CA Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is Gay Marriage a Civil Rights Issue? Click here and win. http://click.topica.com/caacDvRb1dfltb7vDFwf/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- |