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MG MG Y Type - My clutch, the continuing story..

Yesterday at about 15.30 I finished fitting the clutch and cleaning the interior in preparation of THE TESTDRIVE. I pulled the starterknob and was answered by a loud click of the startermotor and nothing happened. The engine was stuck solid!

Optimistically I tapped and loosened the startermotor hoping it was stuck; it wasn't. Pessimistically I took out the sparkplugs (breaking one to add to my already rising anger/frustration), suspecting some waterlock; of course there wasn't.

I ripped out the gearbox in 75 minutes flat to discover that the DPO mated a SC2 engine (with the 8" clutch) to the old 7,25" bellhousing. The bellhousing was machined to clear the bigger clutch, BUT the new pressure plate housing was 1mm higher/deeper than the one fitted and thus I bolted the bellhousing tightly against the clutch, jamming the engine.....

I removed a further 1mm from intruding parts in the bellhousing and refitted the gearbox. I was VERY pleased that my bodge worked. Tonight I'll fit the floorboards and clean the interior for THE TESTDRIVE.

Hopefully NOT continued!!!
Willem van der Veer

This thread was discussed on 20/08/2007

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