Clutch Alignment Tool and Transmission Query
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:26 am
I have the CAT that I had formerly used on my 65 S2, and am now almost done dismantling my 66 S2. So, I'll just use the tool when I pull the clutch to free the disc before reassembly. It's only a 10 minute job, and the tool IS mark "Early Elans" after all. Should be no problem, right? Ha Ha!
It appears that in my 65 the pilot shaft was 17mm just as it should be, but my 66 has the 15mm shaft, which most sources say didn't come into use until 67. Just goes to confirm that with Lotus transmissions, there is little that can be predicted. So, just for curiosities sake, is there any way to tell from the casting numbers and the like what kind of gearbox/ratios are in my "box of chocolates?"
BTW it's only a 2mm difference, so I'll probably just turn down the shaft, as the splines are "supposed" to be the same. Or, I'll just put that part back together without fiddling, as the heat cycle trick has always worked to free up my clutches.
BTW anyone know what range of pad thickness I should look for in order to make sense in not changing to a new clutch disk?
It appears that in my 65 the pilot shaft was 17mm just as it should be, but my 66 has the 15mm shaft, which most sources say didn't come into use until 67. Just goes to confirm that with Lotus transmissions, there is little that can be predicted. So, just for curiosities sake, is there any way to tell from the casting numbers and the like what kind of gearbox/ratios are in my "box of chocolates?"
BTW it's only a 2mm difference, so I'll probably just turn down the shaft, as the splines are "supposed" to be the same. Or, I'll just put that part back together without fiddling, as the heat cycle trick has always worked to free up my clutches.
BTW anyone know what range of pad thickness I should look for in order to make sense in not changing to a new clutch disk?