Re: more 164S clutch discussion

["Karl Chen" <karlcchen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The service manual did not say where the grease should be applied
but only a picture point to TO.  But I think the AGIP Grease 33FD is
for splines.  The TO and preesure plate both slide on transmission splines.
They should be applied with just enough but not able to throw out and
spread over the clutch disc.  Otherwise it will be disaster!  As for TO 
surface
click to pressure plate,  what grease to use is not so critical, just a very 
light
application will help to click it in, I hope.  I am about to find out after
my fly wheel resurfacing is done.

Karl


> 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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