Clutch problem, Borg & Beck pressure plate
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:02 am
Hi all,
Has anyone experienced those problems with the Borg & Beck pressure plate?
I have replaced the clutch and pressure plate and friction plate completely including the clutch release bearing (ball bearing type) in my traveller. After just 50 km drive the clutch began rattling. I pulled the engine out again and found the pressure plate the release bearing is working on at an angle like visible in the pic attached. That means the pressure plate is scrap and I got a replacement item from the supplier without any problems. It is not visible with the pressure plate lying on the work bench but if it’s mounted and torqued down to specs.
It was said by the Morris Minor Register Germamy that these kind of issues do happen more often in the last few years due to quality problems with the Borg & Beck items.
My question is now: has anyone had similar problems and an idea how this can happen but much more interesting is there any alternative to the Borg & Beck pressure plate? Is there any diaphragm type of the pressure plate I can use on a 1098 flywheel?
Just to mention, I’ve got an Ford T9-five speed conversion on a 1300 Marina engine with a modified 1098 flywheel in the car. All fits well.
Chris
Has anyone experienced those problems with the Borg & Beck pressure plate?
I have replaced the clutch and pressure plate and friction plate completely including the clutch release bearing (ball bearing type) in my traveller. After just 50 km drive the clutch began rattling. I pulled the engine out again and found the pressure plate the release bearing is working on at an angle like visible in the pic attached. That means the pressure plate is scrap and I got a replacement item from the supplier without any problems. It is not visible with the pressure plate lying on the work bench but if it’s mounted and torqued down to specs.
It was said by the Morris Minor Register Germamy that these kind of issues do happen more often in the last few years due to quality problems with the Borg & Beck items.
My question is now: has anyone had similar problems and an idea how this can happen but much more interesting is there any alternative to the Borg & Beck pressure plate? Is there any diaphragm type of the pressure plate I can use on a 1098 flywheel?
Just to mention, I’ve got an Ford T9-five speed conversion on a 1300 Marina engine with a modified 1098 flywheel in the car. All fits well.
Chris