Clutch torque setting-please help
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Clutch torque setting-please help
I can't find a torque setting in my Haynes manual for the clutch to flywheel torque specifications.
Can anyone advise me what it is supposed to be, and if it's in the Haynes manual, please tell me what page to look to?
Many thanks
Matt
Can anyone advise me what it is supposed to be, and if it's in the Haynes manual, please tell me what page to look to?
Many thanks
Matt
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Matt,60lb ft
Assuming you mean the 6 bolts/setscrews that attach the clutch pressure plate to the flywheel? They are 5/16" diameter bolts, which are 25 lbf. ft. maximum torque.
I don't have a Minor Haynes manual, but there is no reference to the torque figure in the Spridget Haynes manual or in the 'official' BMC manual for the Minor.
Richard
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me too - and they were done up to correct torque. However I'd forgotten the tab washerFor the crank pulley I always use loctite as I had one come loose,
I've never used loctite when there's a decent tab washer, however if you use the right grrade threadlocker it works wonders.
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Oct 06: back from Dresden with my Trabant 601 Kombi
Jan 07: back from a month thru North Africa (via Timbuktu) in a S3 Landy
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Sept 2010 - finally gave up breaking down in a SII Landy...
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2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block
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Sorry to anybody that may have taken my advice literally.For threads I use Loctite 542 and for the nose of the crank I used Loctite RTV sealant.Because I was non specific about the type of Loctite used in each instance this may have led to confusion.I shall try in future, to ensure where possible, that I leave no room for any doubt about the advice I give on this site.Once again please accept my sincere apologies.Oily striations on the crank pulley indicate this particular oil leak which although very small will get onto the fan belt with obvious detrement.
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Well - the way this was written might have encouraged folks to slap some Locktite(sic) on the crank nose when fitting the crank pulley - with possibly the future problem described elsewhere where the pulley won't come off! It's now been adequately explained - although I believe if the pulley is slack enough to let oil through, then it will fret against the key and there may be trouble ahead. RTV is unlikely to hold it for long.
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Oil can move by capillary action which needs very little "gap" to get through.It strikes me that if you have not had the problem then nobody else has.My crank pulley is not a loose fit by the way.I think this is straying way to far off the original question any rate.I have clarified the "Loctite"thing so no harm done ehhh?Just take a chill pill.
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