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Pre and post 1954 twin clutch
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<blockquote data-quote="richardb" data-source="post: 9120" data-attributes="member: 1356"><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Can anyone help shed some light on the differences between the clutch shaft (G3), carrier (C3) and retaining nut (C20) for the pre and post 1954 twin clutch ?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Whatever the differences are determine which version of C18 is used.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Richardson says; "In 1954 a rubber O ring was introduced to take the place of the bonded carrier seal, but this requires a different pattern clutch shaft (G3/1AS), carrier (C3/2) and retaining nut (C20/1)" See Fig 33 and 36 in Richardson. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">This is also covered in Know Thy Beast Chapt 11, 3rd para of section "The Shoe Carrier, Main Nut and Seal". Here Stevens says the O ring can be used with the earlier components if a steel ring is used as a spacer but still the newer version C3/1 and C20/1 would be needed. Or, he even says that, the O ring and Light alloy seal can be used together.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">From the spares list;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">C18/1 = Early type light alloy.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">C18/2 = 1954 and after O ring and is used with G3/1AS, C3/2 and C20/1</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">So the question is how can you differentiate the 1954 components of; clutch Shaft G3/1AS, carrier C3/2 and retaining nut C20/1 from the earlier versions which I assume are G3, C3 and C20 ?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Are there any dimensional differences ?, or pattern differences ? or other ?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Thanks in advance,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #323232"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Richard</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richardb, post: 9120, member: 1356"] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]Can anyone help shed some light on the differences between the clutch shaft (G3), carrier (C3) and retaining nut (C20) for the pre and post 1954 twin clutch ?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]Whatever the differences are determine which version of C18 is used.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]Richardson says; "In 1954 a rubber O ring was introduced to take the place of the bonded carrier seal, but this requires a different pattern clutch shaft (G3/1AS), carrier (C3/2) and retaining nut (C20/1)" See Fig 33 and 36 in Richardson. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]This is also covered in Know Thy Beast Chapt 11, 3rd para of section "The Shoe Carrier, Main Nut and Seal". Here Stevens says the O ring can be used with the earlier components if a steel ring is used as a spacer but still the newer version C3/1 and C20/1 would be needed. Or, he even says that, the O ring and Light alloy seal can be used together.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]From the spares list;[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]C18/1 = Early type light alloy.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]C18/2 = 1954 and after O ring and is used with G3/1AS, C3/2 and C20/1[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]So the question is how can you differentiate the 1954 components of; clutch Shaft G3/1AS, carrier C3/2 and retaining nut C20/1 from the earlier versions which I assume are G3, C3 and C20 ?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]Are there any dimensional differences ?, or pattern differences ? or other ?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]Thanks in advance,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#323232][FONT=Verdana]Richard[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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