Re: 5000cstq clutch replacement snag

[Gisli Ottarsson <gisli@master.adams.com>]

>>>>> On Mon, 01 Nov 1999 14:56:04 -0800, Douglas said:
 
  DMM> R.E. the earlier clutch slipping discussion: I did notice a
  DMM> small caution in Bently last night which said that the new
  DMM> pressure plate will have a corrosion resistant coating which
  DMM> should be cleaned only off of the friction surface.  I am
  DMM> wondering if Gisli's clutch slippage could caused by not
  DMM> cleaning off this coating.

Thanks for this input.  The same had occurred to me but the folks at
Blaufergnugen assured me that this was not the case with the Sachs
plates they sent me.  (No, I have not fixed my clutch.  Weather this
weekend was good enough to do it but it was *too* good to waste of 
car repairs).

  DMM> Surprisingly, the clutch failure in my case was caused by one
  DMM> of the tab ends breaking off the release bearing. The metal
  DMM> fragments were very blue from heat, which might have come from
  DMM> bearing failure or from running into the pressure plate after
  DMM> the fact.

  DMM> Does anyone know if a new set of clips and retaining springs
  DMM> comes with the new release bearing? Mine were pretty badly
  DMM> ground up.

I am holding the (slightly noisy) throw-out bearing that I removed
from my car.  Attached to it are the retaining springs and the clips
that attach these springs to the bearing.  All these pieces were
included on the new bearing that replaced this bearing.

  DMM> P.S. I am taking some advantage of the clutch situation by
  DMM> replacing my split CV boots. Getting the axel shafts out
  DMM> without the tranny in there is a breeze.

When you pull the CVs apart you should work on only one at a time.
You don't want to mix pieces from the two CVs.  Also, Bentley will
tell you to mark the relative position of the inner and outer piece of
the CV.  I don't quite see the point of this (they don't tell you to
put balls back into their original groove), but it is easy to comply
with.

Good luck

  Gisli