throw out bearing

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first off conversions can be a pain in the neck. :doh:


anyway I have a landrover and I can't seem to find the clutch thrust bearing.

the flyweel and clutch cover are isuzu, as is the motor, I don't think a landrover thrust bearing would work as the clutch cover is rather different

so would it work with an isuzu one? I imagine it would but am not sure if the lever that pushes on it (whatever its called) will cause any problems or not.:eek::eek:
 
pobby said:
Lol we all say that but still end up spending a fortune
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my budget consists of how much money I have in the bank on the day, and at the moment its none.


im not keen on importing a flywheel conversion, (im in New Zealand) so unless an engineer can put some bolt holes on it for me, (and keep it balanced) then im going to have to stick with the Isuzu pressure plate.
 
A good engineer can mod a flywheel to take the series clutch unit
It's not that hard I did it once on an auto flywheel to take a different torque converter as long as everything is kept centred and in the right place it will stay balanced
 
pobby said:
A good engineer can mod a flywheel to take the series clutch unit
It's not that hard I did it once on an auto flywheel to take a different torque converter as long as everything is kept centred and in the right place it will stay balanced
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great, the other thing I am worried about is if I take the flywheel off won't the torqued bolts need to be replaced? I think I have heard they can snap if you try and reuse them.
 
So buy some new ones
You gotta spend some money at some point
Your not gonna do it all for nothing
 
Forgive my bluntness...but if your going to go down the conversion route..then there are just some things you are going to have to spend money on and not 'bodge' - certainly not if you want your pride and joy to last longer than a test drive...clutch's are definately one of these things.

Even if it means putting the project on hold for a bit, you will be thankful in the long run. Get the flywheel to a half decent engineer and use a standard release bearing. Always best to keep as many things land rover friendly anyway...makes future work ALOT easier. Not scrambling in scrap yards trying to match things up that you can't quite remember what model or year of vehicle you stole something from..if not for you - do it for the poor sod who will inevitably work on the car after you. (memories of a DIY converted VW camper with a diesel astra engine springs to mind...parts from all manner of vehicles..not even the guy who did it could remember where they all came from..let alone my dad having to go in afterwards to sort it out..)
 
MLangford2 said:
Forgive my bluntness...but if your going to go down the conversion route..then there are just some things you are going to have to spend money on and not 'bodge' - certainly not if you want your pride and joy to last longer than a test drive...clutch's are definately one of these things.

Even if it means putting the project on hold for a bit, you will be thankful in the long run. Get the flywheel to a half decent engineer and use a standard release bearing. Always best to keep as many things land rover friendly anyway...makes future work ALOT easier. Not scrambling in scrap yards trying to match things up that you can't quite remember what model or year of vehicle you stole something from..if not for you - do it for the poor sod who will inevitably work on the car after you. (memories of a DIY converted VW camper with a diesel astra engine springs to mind...parts from all manner of vehicles..not even the guy who did it could remember where they all came from..let alone my dad having to go in afterwards to sort it out..)
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in that case im off to the local engineer :D
 
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