Re: more 164S clutch discussion

["Jason Hagen" <hagen_jason1@xxxxxxx>]

What is this grease used for?  Perhaps that is why my throw-out did not 
click-in so simply.  Is there a grease which is to be applied to the bearing 
clip area to help aid this?  I am usually weary about bringing any greases 
or oils near a clutch, so I did not use any.  Maybe that was a bad idea...

For my installation, I didn't use any tools.  I simply rotated the engine 
via the starter and then applied (with my hand) force to the clutch lever in 
the opposite direction that the slave cylinder would apply it.  Didn't 
required more force than a hand can apply.  I was using a pair of pliers 
with a lot of force when trying to get the TO bearing to click in without 
rotating the engine.

Again, this grease may be the magical agent that makes this happen.  That 
would make sense.  Once the bearing snaps in though, the grease serves no 
function (and can only be bad as you want the TO bearing to be rotating in 
its race, not metal or clip to metal if it were too slippery.

Just my experience...

-Jason Hagen

'73 SPider
'95 164Q



> From: "Karl Chen" <karlcchen@domain.elided>
> Reply-To: "Karl Chen" <karlcchen@domain.elided>
> To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: more 164S clutch discussion
> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:41:14 -0700
>
> I really appreciate all these 164S clutch installation discussions.
> Looks like there are two opinions of how 164S throw out bearing(TO)
> should click into pressure plate.  One rotate the engine and one doesn't.
> But no tools are mentioned about how to click it into place.
>
> I have another question.  What grease should be use on TO in stead of AGIP
> Grease 33FD specified which I am sure not many people have.
>
> FYI, at chapter 1-38 of service manual, it also specified Loctite 270 Green 
> for fly
> wheel bolts.
>
> BTW, don't know how my messages all appeared twice in the digest.
>
> Regards,
> Karl Chen
>
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