17-03-2020, 08:43 AM
(16-03-2020, 04:28 PM)Robert Leigh Wrote: On a '37 (MkII) Ruby it is relatively straightforward to access the race, because the gearbox can be taken out through the floor. Adjust the seats right back, remove the matting/carpet on the front floor, and then the 1/4" countersunk set screws holding the removable floor panels. Once the panels are removed take the pad off the clutch pedal, undo the front universal joint from the flange on the gearbox output, and undo the nuts on the bell housing studs. If all goes well you can now pull the gearbox backwards until it drops off the clutch splines, and lift it out; the gearlever is useful for this if you still have it installed. People sometimes remove the gearlever to allow removal of the cover, but this should not be needed if you are lucky. With the gearbox on the bench the thrust race is accessible, and is removed by taking off the circlip in the channel of the big washer at the front of the return spring. Most of it is very obvious once you can see what you are doing.
Robert Leigh
And don’t forget that little bracket underneath — a couple of 1/4 bolts to the cross member. I struggled quite getting clearance until I discovered that