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koce
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 Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:53 am Post subject: original clutch zwitter? |
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Hello,
I would like to know what the original clutch looks like?
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mandraks
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:12 am Post subject: Re: original clutch zwitter? |
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| koce wrote: |
Hello,
I would like to know what the original clutch looks like?
Thank you! |
are you expecting a full text answer?
like round and shiny? Sorry, could not help myself.
you should have a 180mm spring pressure plate and sprung center disk.
Since you are looking at yours, why don't you take some pictures? get the model number, manufacturer, etc.
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EverettB 
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Zwitterkafer
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:45 am Post subject: Re: original clutch zwitter? |
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On a Zwitter pressure plate, the 6 springs are still retained in caps with the round holes on top. The holes in the caps went square later on, to identify the introduction of somewhat lower pressure springs.
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koce
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:31 am Post subject: Re: original clutch zwitter? |
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Thank you!
They offer me a few different, but I want to know what the original looked like in 1953.
Regards,
Koce |
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tisius
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:18 am Post subject: Re: original clutch zwitter? |
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a clutch needs to work properly, I would not care too much how original it looks, cause normally you would not see it... get a good quality that fits your car, your engine and transmission will love you for it.
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Ovally
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:11 am Post subject: Re: original clutch zwitter? |
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Original, a Zwitter clutch disc is a 180 mm rigid type, no spring type.
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rod_vw
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:15 am Post subject: Re: original clutch zwitter? |
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| Ovally wrote: |
Original, a Zwitter clutch disc is a 180 mm rigid type, no spring type.
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I'll agree with that.
Here is the illustration page from a 1952 parts book that may help. The only variations listed in the text pages are two different lining materials otherwise this is common for all produced models of the time.
PS I agree with the above, I'm running a sprung centre plate in a 1300cc (Two tone blue springs) pressure plate in the '46. With a modern ball type release bearing retained by 'U' shaped retaining clips.
It needs to work, no one will ever see what it looks like!
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