Definitive clutch explaination (old and new)

[DuncanM]

Hi there,

Just had a new master cylinder put on my Cerb after total clutch failure.

Now I know that my clutch is the old one and that at some point (not too distant future) I will need to change it.

I hear you can't get the old clutch anymore (which I find strange) but I'd like to know why exactly and what needs changing.

If anyone can help please .

Paid £160 fitted for the master cylinder which I was quite chuffed with .

Duncan

[shpub]

Old clutch not made any more and uses long clutch slave. New clutch doesn't fit old original bellhousing because it is taller. Some cars were adapted to take new clutch (like mine) by modding. The flywheel is replaced with a newer one to provide clearance and clutch slave modified to reduce length. Result is new clutch fits old existing bell housing.

This approach was in turn replaced by a new bell housing with a clutch slave that takes the new clutch.

If you have an old clutch and original bellhousing that has not been modded, then if/when the clutch goes you may have quite an expence unless the clutch simply needs relining.

Simplified and open to correction...

[kojak69]

Mine had to have the new flywheel which put the cost up an extra £200 ish. Total cost was around £1200/£1300. Hope this helps.

[DuncanM]

Eeek! Costly indeed then!

Surprised that they (who are they? AP?) don't make the old clutch anymore!

Ah well, guess I will have to keep doing the overtime .

Still loving it big time though .

Duncan