Date:         Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:36:48 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Which clutch kit for 88 Westy?
Comments: To: ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
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When I had my engine rebuilt, I put in a new Sachs clutch. Not long
after it started to chatter. had to pull and inspect it. Found a leaky
oil seal that resulted in chatter. Replaced the seal, replaced the
disc....no more chatter. And this was/is a Sachs.

I have about 45,000 miles on that clutch now and no problems.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

ROBERT DONALDS wrote:

>Ron wrote
>The Sachs has also gotten a reputation for susceptability to
>clutch chatter (oft mentioned in the list archives), a condition which I
>have never heard of with a LuK. To be honest I have my doubts as to
>whether this reputation is deserved, as it's my suspicion that in most
>if not virtually all cases the real culprits were worn motor mounts, an
>uneven flywheel surface, or other external factors
>
>I had a sachs kits in more than one vans with the Canadian disc and after
>the first time the disc got hot from riding the hell out of it stuck in
>traffic or the like it chattered.The cure was to replace the disc only
>worked like a charm very time
>Sachs now uses a mexican disc and has no such chatter problem
>I sell lots of the sachs kits with no complants
>Bob
>boston engine
>
>
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