Recent content by retiredsnipe@62

I am currently waiting on my neighbor to remachine the Renault plate down. It completely inverted the diaphragm spring and wasn't as close as the Nissan one I tried.

I disassembled everything and found that the release bearing was in constant contact with the diaphragm as I suspected. What I discovered was the release shaft housing was inverted! This explains the lack of throw and the rubber boot being compressed. I polished everything up and it now operates...

Well, that didn't work 😞 I had smoke and noise from the bell housing after initial start up. The clutch pedal kept getting softer without disengaging the disc. I had to remove safety switch and bracket to increase travel. At this point I obviously exceeded it's limits and the diaphragm spring...

So I ordered a Nissan Micra 1.2L pressure plate off eBay. I took my old pressure plate and clamped to the new one. Center punched, drilled, and filed to match. The other mod was to the diaphragm spring bore. I had to enlarge the center to match the stock bearing. Fabricated an alignment tool for...

Wish they had standardized the clutch! Thanks for the info.

Use a clamp on ammeter on the circuit to determine the actual draw. A chaffed wire, bad ground, or compromised plug possibly? You could also temporarily wire around to confirm circuit integrity. My 2 cents

Thanks, I have ordered the Nissan plate off eBay and am awaiting it's arrival. I will let you know if it's even close. I am hoping to avoid the removal and redrilling of the flywheel. I believe the larger clutch assembly would fit in the bell housing if I have to go there. That is plan "B" or "C"😩

This is what I need

I was able to purchase a new disc, it is the plate that has a damaged diaphragm.

These seem to be made of unobtainium. Sent my core to rebuilder only to be told it wasn't serviceable. I spoke with about every tractor and clutch company in the US. I found a Nissan unit for a 6-1/4" disc that I bought on eBay. I have no idea if it will fit, but am out of options to use the...