Boris113 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi guys, a friend has asked me to give them a hand with a clutch change on a 1966 Series IIA The vehicle is an ex-mod vehicle that started life as a 2.25 petrol and later had a 2.25 diesel from a Series IIA fitted. She has said that the engine is definitely a Series IIA engine, but the gearbox has the vertical slave cylinder rather than the horizontal type that I thought should be fitted to a IIA - does this mean it's an earlier gearbox or have I got my dates wrong? Other than the friction plate, clutch cover and release bearing is there anything that should be checked/changed whilst the engine and box are split? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The horizontal slave was used on the SIII from 1972, and would not have been used long prior to that. The clutch you have is the standard SII type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Thanks Snagger! I've just been having a look at the bits required, will the clutch be the 9.5 inch version because of the diesel conversion, or is there a chance it could still have the original 9 inch? Sorry for the stupid questions, I'm more used to the coil sprung variants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I wouldn't know how to, or even if you can, tell without removing the plates to measure them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Have a look at the Series clutches on Paddocks website - they've got all the alternatives and details of the applications. (Also sell a decent range as well as the cheapies) The clutch will go with the flywheel - so will be a diesel one. The S3 has a normal car-type withdrawal bearing - so doesn't need the ring over the ends of the diaphragm spring fingers. My guess is that its 9.5 inches - used on most of the S2a diesels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Remove the little inspection plate in the top of the gearbox bellhousing and you will see if its a 9" coil spring type or a 9.5" diaphragm type with center boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Great advice- cheers guys Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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