Re: porsche pressure plate questions

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

I have the Porsche plate in my Spider. As far as I know ( I didn't do the 
install) we used a stock, later model new Alfa throwout bearing.

Good luck




On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Brian Shorey wrote:

> i have a couple of questions regarding porsche pressure plates in an alfa
> application.
> 
> i've heard that a hot setup is to use the pressure plate from a 2 liter
> porsche 911, but that it chews up friction disks rapidly.  after doing some
> research, i'm told that the original copper faced pressure plate chews up
> friction disks, but the later chrome faced pressure plate works fine.  the
> porsche pressure plate weighs about half of what a stock alfa pressure plate
> weighs, and bolts right up to the flywheel.
> 
> well, i've got myself a chrome faced porche pressure plate, and a custom
> made aluminum ridge to make machining the stock alfa flywheel simpler.  the
> question is, what throwout bearing to use?
> 
> the porsche bearing won't work, and the stock (early) alfa bearing doesn't
> look right, but the later stock alfa bearing shows promise.
> 
> has anybody seen this application used in an alfa?  does anybody know what
> thowout bearing to use?   paul glynn can make me a bearing out of the
> porsche one and an alfa one, but if there's a straightforward fit..
> 
> tia,
> 
> bs
> 
> 
> 

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Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
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