ok, in my continuing quest to replace the clutch in my sprinter,
today i tried to replace the thrust bearing. i pulled it off the gearbox input shaft, and only one "fork bit" had a clip that held onto one of the thrust bearing "arms" to pull it back when the clutch is released.
EDIT: i do know that there should be two clips holding the "fork bit" to the slider that the thrust bearing is mounted on.
is this a major cause for concern?
EDIT: that is, only having one clip when i should have two
(could this have contributed to my clutch fking up?? it failed by about a third of the springy "spokes" of the pressure plate bending, not by the friction plate wearing out)
would your average brake/clutch place have these clips available? otherwie ill have to organise a lift to a wrecker/bursons again.
also, i think the thrust bearing is pressed onto the carrier, so ill get it pressed off and the new bearng pressed on when i pick up my flywheel. tightasses only gave me the bearing
Sun, 20 April 2003 09:39
