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"Classic Clutches"

Afternoon, all.

I've just pulled the gearbox from my Herald to have a look at the clutch (the car has been laid up for ten years). It could do with replacement - it has done 85,000 miles. I have a new release bearing and a good-as-new Borg and Beck cover in stock, but no spare driven plates.

It's been a while (ten years) since I did this. In Ye Olde Days I'd have been straight out to buy a Borg and Beck driven plate, but they seem to have disappeared in favour of clutches and kits made by "Classic Clutches".

Are these any good? Any experiences?

Ian

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Ian
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Herald? Suggest

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Or even Rimmer Brothers.

For a less model-specific but still good service,

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My local shop, very knowledgable and friendly.

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Chris Bolus

Compared with using a knackered one they are. They're all pretty much of a muchness nowadays.

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Conor

Canley do Classic Clutches, as far as I know. Paddock don't say, but at their prices they bloody well ought to be B&B!

My local shop, very knowledgable and

I'll have a look. I managed to find a very reasonably priced B&B driven plate on eBay, so I'm going with that now ...

Ian

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Ian

The old one is not knackered, just rather thin on friction material, and with the overdrive it's just a wee bit more of a bugger than normal to change. So while it's out ...

I had a Lockheed branded clutch for the Herald a while back (I know B&B are Lockheed now, but this was different). It was not a success - the feel was different (possibly because it had fewer fingers on the spring) and the driven plate cracked round the spring supports after

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Ian

Borg & Beck clutches and Lockheed brakes always used to be made (in the UK at any rate) by Automotive Products in Leamington Spa. However their factory disappeared some years ago so I don't know what the situation is now. I can't find any trace of a company called Classic Clutches of Coventry, apart from people who stock them for Triumphs and things, either on Google or the Coventry Yellow pages, but that doesn't mean there isn't one, just another senior moment on my part.... Can someone please enlighten me as I am rebuilding a spare engine for my Lea-Francis and it's going to need a clutch.

Ron Robinson

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R N Robinson

Sorry, my own senior moment. The dud was a GKN Laycock job...

Ian

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Ian

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