Re: Clutch chatter

["Gary G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com>]

Peter Orban wrote:

> Check if the flywheel was resurfaced and the pressure plate resurfaced or
> replaced with a new one. You can get chatter if only the friction (clutch)
> plate
> is renewed and the mating surfaces on the flywheel and pressure platre left
> with the scores from the old plate. A worn out pilot bearing could also cause
> chatter.

I don't know if the flywheel was resurfaced or not.  If I'm forced to
make a guess, I'd probably say no.  (The mech. only had the car for two
days, and he doesn't have those facilities in his shop.)

I _do_ know that the pressure place is new, because the failure mode on
the old clutch was a broken pressure plate.  According to Al, the
friction material still had another 20K or so left on it.

And I don't know about the pilot bearing, either.  Looks like I'll be
dropping by the shop on my way home tonight!

Thanks,

Gary

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Gary G. Erickson         Secretary -- NW Quattro Club
 503-618-1232                  erickson@teleport.com