Clutch Installation Question????

[zekow1]

Hi Guys
Been gone for a while trying to make a living in this crazy world .

My engine has comeback from the machine shop .
I have pretty much finished assembling it.I am including pics.

After the many tries to buy the proper clutch kit I settled with RHINO

This is my first clutch installation,
1) I Followed the instruction and Wow !!!its half and inch to 3/4 inch from the pressure plate to the flywheel??
Is this normal???
By the time I have all the screws tighten, there is going to be lots of pressure.

2) One more thing.. Does the pressure plate fit only in one way?
or as long as the wholes align, its fine??












Almost there

[darrellw]

Your engine looks sweet!

Darrell Walker
66 TR4A IRS-SC CTC67956L
81 TR8 SATPZ458XBA406206
Vancouver, WA, USA

[FI Spyder]

Makes me want to pull my engine and clean/paint it properly! But Yellow TCT first.[:p]

That's next job after I get final approval on electrical permit, after I get utility room done so I can move freezer in it.[;)]

I'm planning on using a Beck Arnley as that's what local parts store quoted on. Hope it's the right one.[:p]



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[jclay (RIP 2018)]

First, what compressor set up do you have.

Second. The picture on the box looks right, but the pressure plate sitting on it looks wrong. Beans, what do you think?





Clay

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[Troy ODoherty]

Check the driven plate is in the correct way.[:)]

Cheers Troy

[Beans]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Troy ODoherty</i>

Check the driven plate is in the correct way<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
My first thoughts too, friction plate should be in contact with the flywheel ...



<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jclay</i>

... Beans, what do you think? ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
As for the clutch cover, S&S sell a clutch kit from AP that looks exactly the same as the one in zekow's picture.
The "faulty" cover in my picture is a Borg & Beck item.

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[zekow1]

Thank you for the compliments .
I don't know how im going to put it in yet??

Clay I Bought several kits from all the major sellers VB/Moss/ and the last one from one of our brothers on the site.
They all had the same type of design on the pressure plate .

From Moss



From VB



From our friend



They all fit

They all look the same

The heigh of the teeth are all different the rhino has the same as the original.

I call ,
they all say ,
thats what there is.
they are right for the car.
of course I 'm talking to a salesman they just press buttons and read and some of them not so well.


WIll I ever finish Circa 07 2008

[jbsjim]

Zeke,
Looks sweet!
Jim

[Ges]

Just been reading your clutch sarga zekow1 and the bit about the pressure plate and does the friction plate fit only one way!!I've got to ask you old buddy,did you assemble the "whole" engine??!!

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[seven]

[quote]<i>Originally posted by zekow1</i>

Thank you for the compliments .
I don't know how im going to put it in yet??

Don't [:0]
Fit a glass top.......... That would make a lovely coffee table stand and look just the dogs bl^"*ks in your lounge [8D]


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Jaguar X-Type Estate
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The car is unable to handle my driving capabilities

[FI Spyder]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Beans</i>

As for the clutch cover, S&S sell a clutch kit from AP that looks exactly the same as the one in zekow's picture.
The "faulty" cover in my picture is a Borg & Beck item.
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That's quite confusing as Borg & Beck supplied the original clutches and were bought out by AP. Borg & Beck clutches were supplied in AP boxes (at least for a while). I ordered an AP clutch kit from Octogon Motors (a Moss dealer) and it fit/works perfectly. If I remember correctly there is an arrow or some indicator showing which side faces the flywheel.



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