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« on: April 18, 2014, 04:13:29 PM »
Very nervous day today. MoT time for my Abarth. Undecided

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Simon Ryle
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 04:35:42 PM »
Did it pass OK ?
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2014, 05:43:18 PM »
Thankfully, yes it did.  Grin

Next job before the Trans-European Trek is to renew the clutch........
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Simon Ryle
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 07:04:48 PM »
Quote from: simon131 on April 18, 2014, 05:43:18 PM
Thankfully, yes it did.  Grin

Next job before the Trans-European Trek is to renew the clutch........

Will you be taking it to the run in Ireland this September ? Or one of the 4 door 131S ?
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2014, 09:05:11 PM »
Wow, all three 131s with an MOT now - nice one  Grin
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2014, 09:14:49 PM »
Yes Steve, very pleased to have three of my 131s MoT'd  Grin

Haven't finally decided whether I'm attending M2M just yet, although I hope to.  Smiley The best car to do such a run is probably the Abarth although I'd love to do it in one the Specials too - it's nice to have a choice!  Cool
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Simon Ryle
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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2014, 10:40:57 AM »
well done Simon Grin
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2014, 12:55:24 PM »
A bit of a hiccup in the repair of my Abarth I'm afraid to say, something which could see it off the road for a while unless a 'bodge' is applied to it.

Had the clutch stripped out today to reveal that the firmness in the action was caused by a broken bearing sleeve. The clutch itself hasn't worn too badly although obviously now that it is stripped down it would be useful to replace the whole clutch rather than just the broken sleeve and worn out bearing, but therein lies the rub, the clutch is bigger than the standard 2000TC unit (which is 215mm) at 228mm, which is the same as the Lancia Beta Volumex. Trouble is that whilst we can fit a 215 friction plate under the bigger cover plate the cover plate itself has uniquely positioned mounting fixings, which differ from the 215 cover plate. Undecided So, what to do?

We are going to replace the broken sleeve and worn bearing (otherwise nothing will work) but I'd really like to replace the whole clutch, the search for which is so far drawing a bit of blank.

Ideas and thoughts please, bearing in mind that ideally I'd like to be driving it to Italy in three/four weeks for the 40th Anniversary 3MA.
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Simon Ryle
Hampshire, UK

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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2014, 01:47:52 PM »
Get your existing 228mm friction plate relined and the springs on your pressure plate replaced. I'll get you the contact details of the guy who does the Gamma clutches for the Consortium.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2014, 01:55:46 PM »
Thanks Theo. Do you know how long it usually takes?
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Simon Ryle
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2014, 03:23:55 PM »
I can see Lancia Delta clutches on ebay measuring 228mm.

I presume you've searched online Si?
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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2014, 05:00:51 PM »
I'll look again Kev, Thanks.
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Simon Ryle
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« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2014, 06:21:21 PM »
Quote from: simon131 on April 26, 2014, 01:55:46 PM
Thanks Theo. Do you know how long it usually takes?

Not sure how long it takes but shouldn't be more than a week to 10 days. I've asked my Gamma buddies for the details as I can't find them. Hopefully I'll have an answer soon.

The Lancia Zeta clutch is 228mm and 21 splines. How many splines for the Abarth clutch?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LANCIA-Zeta-2-1-12v-TD-VECO-Clutch-Kit-07-96-12-99-/310334927444

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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2014, 09:25:04 PM »
20 splines I believe
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Simon Ryle
Hampshire, UK

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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2014, 10:19:11 PM »
Hi Simon,  there's some here.....228 with 20 splines.  I'll email you the whole book
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