Any multipurpose grease will do. Just slide the clutch plate back and forth on the splines to get excess grease out of the grooves, wipe it off and you will be fine. It lubes of course, but it's real purpose is to prevent any corrosion that would keep the plate from moving freely. Replace the transmission front seal while your at it too. $2.00 and 15 extra minutes is cheap insurance. I'd also put in a new main seal too, just for fun. Have the flywheel surfaced if it has any deep grooves in it from the old disk's rivets. If it is smooth just scratch it up lightly with some emery cloth to break the glaze. Karl Wolz wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm preparing to replace the clutch on the '84. I purchased all the parts > locally (sorry list vendors), and did not get any spline lubricant. > > My question: what IS spline lube? Can I use a thin layer of moly grease, or > does it need to be a dry lube, or what? > > Thank you, > > Karl Wolz -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly) Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's) Stripped and gone but their parts live on: '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT |
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