Hi Folks
I have just started to reassemble the clutch on my Rapide and have found that there is, what I think, is a lot of end play in the clutch carrier plate, C13 as it slides on the clutch retaining nut, C20. I have checked to see that the seal is fitted correctly and when tightened the C20 fits into the seal recess in the shoe carrier, C3 which it does, just, so I’m sure that everything beds down as it should.
When I took the clutch apart the oil sealing was done by a thin copper washer however I have replaced this with a Dowty seal C18/1, the seal being thicker than the copper washer, which gives me end play which amounts to about 0.079” without the C19 shim washer fitted.
I cannot find any reference in the books on how to shim this out therefore I assume the components to be machined so that this is unnecessary. I am presuming here that there should be minimal end play as otherwise shim washers would be unnecessary. I can easily shim the play out but this doesn’t seem to be right. Has any body else had this problem and have they any ideas as to what is going on here.
I have just started to reassemble the clutch on my Rapide and have found that there is, what I think, is a lot of end play in the clutch carrier plate, C13 as it slides on the clutch retaining nut, C20. I have checked to see that the seal is fitted correctly and when tightened the C20 fits into the seal recess in the shoe carrier, C3 which it does, just, so I’m sure that everything beds down as it should.
When I took the clutch apart the oil sealing was done by a thin copper washer however I have replaced this with a Dowty seal C18/1, the seal being thicker than the copper washer, which gives me end play which amounts to about 0.079” without the C19 shim washer fitted.
I cannot find any reference in the books on how to shim this out therefore I assume the components to be machined so that this is unnecessary. I am presuming here that there should be minimal end play as otherwise shim washers would be unnecessary. I can easily shim the play out but this doesn’t seem to be right. Has any body else had this problem and have they any ideas as to what is going on here.