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From: delanie@trsvax
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: MGB Clutch Problems
Message-ID: <55200191@trsvax>
Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 17:45:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  9 17:45:00 1985
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Nf-From: trsvax!delanie    Jul  9 16:45:00 1985




In response to your questions about the MGB clutch:

I, too, have a '79 MGB and had a new clutch put in about 10 months ago.
After talking to 4 different garages, it seems that "technically" you do
have to pull the engine to replace the clutch.  In fact, most of the 
mechanics I talked to prefer to do that.  However, if you have air 
conditioning, there is another trickier way to do it.  They prefer to not
pull the engine in this case because they don't want to re-charge the
air conditioner.  The way they do it is to jack the car up and "roll" the
transmission out.  Supposedly there's a trick to it because a friend tried
to do that with his MGB and he couldn't figure it out.

As far as waiting, well, I waited about 2 weeks and my mechanic said I
had about another 1000 miles before I damaged the fly-wheel.  If that 
happens, the fly-wheel must be ground down when the clutch is replaced. 
This, of course, means more money.  In short, if I were you, I wouldn't
wait.

The price you quoted ($300+), fits in with all the quotes I got in
Fort Worth, Texas.  As a matter of fact, its a little lower than some.

Hope this helps.



				delanie@trsvax.UUCP