I know I am as dense as fuck - but surely MG wouldn't have designed and manufactured or had manufactured, a clutch that was completely unique to that car? It seems daft. I bet some enterprising person could find a near equivalent that could work, shirley?
AMCrebel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:44 pm
I know I am as dense as fuck - but surely MG wouldn't have designed and manufactured or had manufactured, a clutch that was completely unique to that car? It seems daft. I bet some enterprising person could find a near equivalent that could work, shirley?
Stranger things have happened. I wouldn't think you'd have to order that many in the grand scheme of things for them to make a custom job out of bits.
Reliant had LuK knock out diaphragm spring clutches with the pad for the carbon thrust pad and flogged them alongside the later post-1990 that don't have a thrust pad instead having a roller thrust bearing and guide. Long been NLA with only the wanky 6 (coil) spring clutches available in that fitment. Both are a pile of tosh when compared to the Laycock diaphragm spring clutch set.
AMCrebel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:44 pm
I know I am as dense as fuck - but surely MG wouldn't have designed and manufactured or had manufactured, a clutch that was completely unique to that car? It seems daft. I bet some enterprising person could find a near equivalent that could work, shirley?
It might be off some obscure Chinese mass produced car that was only available in their domestic market. Even Eddie might struggle with that.
They make a few thousand unit tops production runs for classic cars and likewise for brand new Aston Martin/Ferrari/etc. So could see them doing it for a low volume mass market car too if money is chucked their way.
SAIC has access to cheap manufacturing in China too.
Warren t claim wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:37 pm
And when the DMF is fucked I can hardly imagine it being easy to source a replacement or solid conversion alternative.
I think that would be the end of one of them if the DMF isn't available unless something can be adapted.
Like putting the internals of rover gearboxes into fucked mini ones.
Warren t claim wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:37 pm
And when the DMF is fucked I can hardly imagine it being easy to source a replacement or solid conversion alternative.