Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.5 $; site trsvax Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!trsvax!delanie From: delanie@trsvax Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: MGB Clutch Problems Message-ID: <55200191@trsvax> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 17:45:00 EDT Article-I.D.: trsvax.55200191 Posted: Tue Jul 9 17:45:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 07:39:15 EDT References: <990@homxa.UUCP> Lines: 29 Nf-ID: #R:homxa.UUCP:-99000:trsvax:55200191:000:1165 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