Series 3 What is a clutch 'withdrawal unit abutment face'?

TheMegaMan · May 2, 2020

So my engine is resting on the 2 engine mounts, and a block of wood, as I'm about to refit my gearbox.

New clutch fitted, along with release bearing.

The green book says to apply moly grease to the clutch plate centre, the primary pinion splines and the 'withdrawal unit abutment face'. What exactly is the latter?

I was thinking it was part of the clutch release bearing, but elsewhere in the book, it says to apply PCB to that where it mates with clutch cover spring fingers, so I'm guessing it's not actually that.

Could it be the bell housing flange?

Rodeo Joe · May 2, 2020

I thought it was the fingers of the cover plate, could be wrong though but I don't think you'd want to get grease anywhere else in there would you?

TheMegaMan · May 2, 2020

Could be, although I though that's what the PBC grease was supposed to do...unless I've put that in the wrong place...

jamesmartin · May 2, 2020

TheMegaMan said:
So my engine is resting on the 2 engine mounts, and a block of wood, as I'm about to refit my gearbox.

New clutch fitted, along with release bearing.

The green book says to apply moly grease to the clutch plate centre, the primary pinion splines and the 'withdrawal unit abutment face'. What exactly is the latter?

I was thinking it was part of the clutch release bearing, but elsewhere in the book, it says to apply PCB to that where it mates with clutch cover spring fingers, so I'm guessing it's not actually that.

Could it be the bell housing flange?

back of the release bearing where lever contacts

rob1miles · May 2, 2020

I read that as the metal face that the release mechanism runs against. Its is an S2A with the ball race unit and shaft?
https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/land-rover-clutch-sleeve-591204.html

TheMegaMan · May 2, 2020

No, it's an S3 with the more simple fork system. The release bearing looks something like this https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/clutch-release-bearing-frc9568.html (although might not be that exact part).

If it's as @jamesmartin says, then I already put a dab on there, although why they didn't refer to it as the fork or yolk prongs?! But thanks - that probably makes sense.Thanks,

Series 3 What is a clutch 'withdrawal unit abutment face'?

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