Thanks for the elaboration Terry - never realised the difference - Ill go check out some manuals as I think this may explain a difference I couldnt explain in clutch free-play when I transfered my gearbox into my current car.
Thanks Andrew On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Terry Rudd wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew > Greenbury > Sent: Monday, 10 February 2003 9:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Gearboxes, 4spd Vs 5spd > Andrew, > > OK, I'll try to use the correct terms this time to avoid any further > confusion. > > The main differences between a 1600 and 180B/Stanza/200B etc clutch: > > The 1600 has an adjustable nut on the push rod and the 180B/Stanza etc > doesn't - refer Scientific Publications workshop manual SP #88 pg 75 for > picture of slave cylinder components; > > To accommodate the adjusting nut, the 1600 release arm has a hole in the end > of it (pg 77), the others only have an indentation to secure the self > adjusting release rod. > > The 1600 has a variety of release bearing holders, i.e. short and long. The > Japanese clutch was a coil spring type and is 10 - 12mm further away from > the flywheel at the 3 release fingers (pg 72) than the more conventional > (Aussie) spring diaphragm type (pg 73); > > The Japanese clutch plate has 4 large cushion springs (Pg 72) and the Aussie > has 6 much smaller cushion springs (Pg 73) and that's about all there is > different. > > regards > Terry > > Hi Terry, > > I was wondering could you pls elaborate a bit on the clutch release > bar part you mentioned - is this the clutch fork? What are the > differences, and how does the 5 speed one auto-adjust? i did not > realise there were different types. > > Thanks > Andrew > > > Stuey, > > > Gearbox: modify gearbox xmember (varies depending on what the 5 spd is out > > of - i.e. long box, stumpy or dogleg), assuming long box you need 955mm > > tailshaft (stock 1600 is 1090mm), flat type rear engine mount eg 240K, > C210 > > or Stanza (can't recall whether 200B fit), longer speedo cable eg 180B > auto > > or 620, if you want to use the 1600 adjustable clutch release bar you have > > to change it over in the bell housing, make sure that you use the release > > bearing that goes with the clutch being used (different length i.e. > shorter > > is used on 1600 to most other Datsun clutches), if you want to use the > auto > > adjusting clutch release rod off the 5 spd box, then just bolt the 1600 > > slave cylinder up the 5 speed and bleed it - it's that easy. Some 5 spd > > boxes will need a small adjustment to the hole in the tranny tunnel, easy > to > > do but you are supposed to re-enforce the tunnel for rego purposes, and > > watch out for the rear brake line as it runs right under the top of the > > tranny tunnel, cut it and you'll not be happy. > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
