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Date: 7-15-08 08:09
From: mike in Beavercreek, OH  
Subject: Presuming your engine has its original flywheel...  
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check the VIN number on the engine--if it's below 1665200, you need the old style "3 finger" coil spring 228 mm clutch pressure plate. This one goes with the 6 bolt flywheel. If the VIN is higher than 1665200, all the 167xxxx and 257/258/259xxxx VINs, it uses the later style diaphragm 228 mm pressure plate (8 bolt flywheel). Both these style pressure plates use the same disk, but different throwout bearings. Oh--all tii's use this later 228mm clutch.
If you have a VIN from a squarelight car (any others besides those above) you have a 215mm clutch.
And if you have an engine VIN in the 155/156/157 range, that's a 1600 engine.
Any other VINs will be Euro cars, and you'll have to post the VIN for us to tell you which clutch to use.
cheers
mike
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'69 Nevada sunroof--"Wolfgang"--bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-- "Ludwig"--mine since '78
'87 eta E30 coupe--"Johannes"
+ Fiat Topolini (Benito & Luigi), Renault 4CVs (Anatole, Lucky Pierre, Brigette)...
and Kermit, the Bugeye Sprite
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Date: 7-15-08 10:19
From: mike in Beavercreek, OH
Subject: With the disengaging problem you mentioned...
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while you have it apart, check the tranny's input shaft splines for rust and/or crud (clean carefully and lube sparingly IAW the factory manual), and check your clutch hydraulics for leaks, air in the system etc. Either could cause partial disengagement.
Of course, so could a badly worn disk, or rust on the flywheel causing the disk to stick to it. Not uncommon on a car that's sat for a long time.
mike
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'69 Nevada sunroof--"Wolfgang"--bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-- "Ludwig"--mine since '78
'87 eta E30 coupe--"Johannes"
+ Fiat Topolini (Benito & Luigi), Renault 4CVs (Anatole, Lucky Pierre, Brigette)...
and Kermit, the Bugeye Sprite
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Date: 7-16-08 11:14
From: john12345678
Subject: sit for years
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Had a clutch stick on me after a long period of sitting. Turned out that the clutch disc friction material had swollen from humidity. I was lucky to be able to rock the car in gear and eventually break it lose. Drove it for years afterwards on the same "swollen" clutch. Eventually did an engine swap including new clutch and a lightened flywheel. I highly recomend a new clutch and a lightened flywheel.
have fun
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