Ital flywheel

[les]

I'd like to start reconditioning the Ital engine I bought a couple of years ago, and wondered if any of you out there know if it's feasable to adapt the Ital flywheel rather than re-drill the Minor one. The engine came without the flwheel so I can't check this out. I've given serious thought to waiting for a sprite engine to turn up, before ploughing money into this one.

[GAS]

The Ital fly wheel is too big to fit inside the moggy gearbox bell housing.Having an Ital flywheel would help in drilling out a standard morris flywheel to the six bolt patteren.Then you can use the complete morris clutch.

[aupickup]

i have i think an ital flywheel also a laser cut back plate all new

[bmcecosse]

As GAS says - it's too big, but makes an excellent drill jig!

[aupickup]

whats the point of just repeating the post

[les]

Thanks, I realize the flywheel is too big in diameter, but asked if it could be adapted! In other words reduced in diameter. Following that I would need to know if the resulting surface would be thick enough to accept the ring gear, also there is the clutch plate surface area, is that the same size?

[GAS]

that's a lot of work.What is wrong in drilling a moggy flywheel.

[les]

Nothing I suppose, but the Ital has the ability to locate properly. Maybe I'll find one to satisfy myself. I expect I'll end up drilling a minor one.

[GAS]

Learn by doing.
good luck.

[Mogwai]

I'm midway through rebuilding my engine. Its a 1275 Ital with a redrilled 1098 flywheel

in this photo you can see the necessary register in the crank. This one has a spigot bearing in it for the ford type 9 box, If your going to be using the std box they can be got without the bearing[frame][/frame]

this one with the flywheel on[frame][/frame]

I have used the std 1098 clutch in the past but since have had two extra dowels put in so I can use the stronger cortina/sierra diaphragm clutch all the other bolt spacings & diameters are identical
(a convenient bit of forward thinking by borg & beck )[frame][/frame]

[les]

Thanks for taking the time, makes things clearer. Am i right in thinking the spigot is a separate item, locating in the crank end to centralize the Minor flywheel?

[Mogwai]

Yes. there are different types depending on what box your using. If using a std box you will need a register without the bearing where as the register on mine has one fitted for the ford box

[GAS]

What size/ engine type of Ford clutch is that from.

[Mogwai]

Its a 1.6l Cortina/Sierra clutch.
If buying a kit there is a difference between 4 & 5 speed center plate splines but the covers are the same

[GAS]

Many thanks

[les]

Again thankyou, hopefully my final question, who supplies the spigots please?

[Mogwai]

I cant remember where exactly I got mine from, I think it was from one of the usual Minor suppliers. I've also got bits from Frontline spridget before, they would sell them

[les]

Great, that was my main concern---centralizing the assembly.

[kittyfell]

But if you machine down an Ital flywheel, you won't need to. I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on with that Would be helpful though to have a definite pointer to the supplier of that centralising 'spigot'.

[Declan_Burns]

I tried to source a clutch aligning tool in the UK a few years back without success. I bought this one locally. They do mail order. If you can't source one locally, I could lend it to you if you promise to post it back to me when you are finished. It's only light plastic and weighs ~20 grams (3/4oz) so will be very cheap to post.
http://www.stevens-wesel.de/shop/produc ... ts_id=1878


Clutch aligning tool
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Regards