OK, idiot clutch question.

Post by **JimK** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:20 pm

Does this clutch look complete? (I've never actually seen a clutch except in photos...)

It looks like everything is there ready to attach the bellhousing and clutch fork & bearing.

Oh, and when people say "the driven plate" do they mean the one being driven by the engine or the one attached to the transmission and being driven by the other half of the clutch?

Post by **eastona** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:45 pm

providing that there's a friction plate sandwiched in there, it looks good to go.

Did you take care to align it correctly (if you built it yourself?)

I presume the friction plate is the driven plate. The smooth surfaces of the flywheel and cover assembly are the ones doing the driving.

Looks like you're missing a gearbox though!

Andrew

Post by **JimK** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:54 pm

Ah, so "driven" is the one attached to the gearbox. And do you know, I never knew that the friction plate was clamped instead of just pushed against.

Gearbox present but not yet connected.

Post by **chrisd87** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:59 pm

That looks like a midget clutch to me. It certainly looks different from the one I recently replaced.

I seem to remember people saying that when used on a Minor the midget clutch gives an overly sharp operation.

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:42 pm

JimK is that the turbocharged 1275 on e-bay?

Post by **JimK** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:46 pm

minor_hickup wrote:JimK is that the turbocharged 1275 on e-bay?

Might be...

Just hypothetically, does anybody reckon could I pair an Ital clutch with a Sierra friction plate? I'm having trouble finding out sizes.

Post by **janstolp** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:04 pm

On the item clutch hydr/mech on this page you see a picture of the Midget clutch.As I said there it needs hydr to move the clutch ,it needs a lot more energy than the normal clutch.

Post by **RogerRust** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:08 pm

The cl of clutch looks like a d !

"As I said there it needs hydr to move the dutch ,it needs a lot more energy than the normal dutch. "

sorry

Post by **JimK** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:08 pm

Jan, are you saying that I'll need a hydraulic actuator to move that clutch? That wouldn't be so bad since I'd thought of doing that anyway.

Post by **eastona** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:40 pm

FWIW, one of my other cars is a midget, and the clutch is heavy and sharp, not sure if it's just mine (a 1500) or the whole range, but the morris is a dream compared to it.

Andrew

Post by **janstolp** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:35 pm

Jim,A technical man from the Dutch Morris club said that the Marina & Midget/Sprite clutches are very heavy and should best be used in combination with a hydraulic actuator.
I have a Midget motor in my traveller with the said clutch and hydraulic actuator and although different from the normal clutch in my saloon it worked fine.Alas the cups failed and also because of other reasons I change the clutch to the normal 1098 clutch with mechanical actuator.
You can press the normal clutch with your hands whereas the other clutch didn't even move while I stood on it with my 80 kilo's.
Regards Jan

Post by **Kevin** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:59 pm

You dont have to have a hydralic conversion if you dont mind a clutch that is either on or off so to speak and a nightmare in traffic.

Post by **chrisd87** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:22 am

Did you get that turbo motor then Jim? It looked very nice but the seller pulled it from ebay.