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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: Sparkrite on Friday,June 10, 2022, 08:07:11 AM
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I have just had my original low mileage borg and beck clutch plate re lined. However I am not certain that all is good. Firstly I can not find the specifications for the thicknes in the on line manual, and stupidly I did not measure my old one before sending it off. Also my original linnings had a thin sheet steel backing, and that is on both linnings not the central part. The new linnings do not have this and are just riveted on as normal. I have looked at a NOS clutch disc I have for a 60s sprite and the linnings are also backed with steel sheet.
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Clutch plate relining is great for big rigs, etc. In theory it should be fine for cars too but in my experience it does not work out well. Did a few but always ended up having to switch it out for new. Buy a new, matched, pressure plate and disc kit. That way you only do it once and it last a long time.