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i am looking to buy a clutch kit for my capri,but my supplier says theres a choice of two can anyone advise on any part numbers please
im useing a 3500 rover v8 and a lt77 5spd box
cheers

the suppliers are saying that the differences are in the cover,one has flat fingers and the other has raised fingers,what one should i use???

yoldy wrote:the suppliers are saying that the differences are in the cover,one has flat fingers and the other has raised fingers,what one should i use???

If your release bearing is a round faced type then a flat finger clutch cover is the one to use.


Cheers Denis

clutch is sorted!!!!going to fit the clutch and fly wheel tonight!!!
thanks for the info(once again)

im going to give this a try,in theory it should work.modified lt77 release forkto take a capri clutch cable and drilled a hole in the lt77 bellhousing to mount the cable to the box.same set up as the ford type 9 box

yoldy wrote:im going to give this a try,in theory it should work.modified lt77 release forkto take a capri clutch cable and drilled a hole in the lt77 bellhousing to mount the cable to the box.same set up as the ford type 9 box

Not sure that will work. The LT77 fork is normally pushed by the slave cylinder and a cable will pull it. You would need to use a ford type fork and pivot it on the oposite side of the bellhousing.
Cheers Denis

im using the lt77 fork what i have drilled and cut to hold the cable end.and drilled a hole in the bell housing on the opposite side of the original slave cylinders position .the ford cable has a threaded end with two lock nuts that will hold it onto the box,one on the inside and one on the outside. its basicly the same as the type 9 ford set up ,trial and error!!!lol...lol...

yoldy wrote:im using the lt77 fork what i have drilled and cut to hold the cable end.and drilled a hole in the bell housing on the opposite side of the original slave cylinders position .the ford cable has a threaded end with two lock nuts that will hold it onto the box,one on the inside and one on the outside. its basicly the same as the type 9 ford set up ,trial and error!!!lol...lol...

Deffo trial and error. You will find that the pedal will be hard to push as the lt77 fork ratio will be nothing like a normal ford cable type fork. The pedal will also move the clutch too much unless you put a limit stop on it. Also the cable force will be higher than originally designed for and may break more often.

Good luck.
Cheers Denis

It will work - that's the set up I have on my cobra

Pocket rocket wrote:It will work - that's the set up I have on my cobra

You probably have a different pedal ratio on the cobra.
Cheers Denis