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whammy
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 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: Frogeye clutch? |
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Can anyone give me a rough estimate of the price of replacing the
clutch in a frogeye (ie having a commercial garage do the work)? The
car has the 948cc engine which I believe has to come out of the car to
change the clutch?
Are there are sprite specialists in Norfolk (UK)?
Thanks in advance...
Jerry |
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Dave Plowman (News)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Frogeye clutch? |
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<58a7c286-f10e-4921-8e6e-a1a903a13ad9@a23g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
whammy <jerry_glenwright@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Can anyone give me a rough estimate of the price of replacing the
clutch in a frogeye (ie having a commercial garage do the work)? The
car has the 948cc engine which I believe has to come out of the car to
change the clutch?
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It does indeed.
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Are there are sprite specialists in Norfolk (UK)?
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My thoughts are that it's such a simple job any decent garage should be
capable. Although I suppose they would need to have the correct spanners
etc so used to working on older vehicles.
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Thanks in advance...
Jerry
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*According to my calculations, the problem doesn't exist.
Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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David Billington
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:55 am Post subject: Re: Frogeye clutch? |
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whammy wrote:
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Can anyone give me a rough estimate of the price of replacing the
clutch in a frogeye (ie having a commercial garage do the work)? The
car has the 948cc engine which I believe has to come out of the car to
change the clutch?
Are there are sprite specialists in Norfolk (UK)?
Thanks in advance...
Jerry
Can't help much with the pricing as it's a job I would do myself as I |
have a frogeye. I would point out that if you have the job done by
someone and the front edge of your heater tray is not already bent, make
sure the garage doesn't bend it in the process of getting the engine
out. It's a very common thing to do if the engine is lifted too much too
early, a local BL dealer bent mine when changing the gearbox under
warranty. Thinking about it a bit more I could remove the engine and box
in mine in about an hour but I had done it a few times and had a front
hinged fibreglass bonnet which was 2 bolts to remove and didn't require
re-aligning when replaced, the radiator lifted out with the removal of 4
bolts and disconnections of the rad and oil cooler hoses. I would have
thought that a garage that knows the car could do it in 3 - 4 hours if
all go to plan. |
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Dave Plowman (News)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Frogeye clutch? |
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In article <480934e4$0$32053$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>,
David Billington <djb@djbillington.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
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Can't help much with the pricing as it's a job I would do myself as I
have a frogeye. I would point out that if you have the job done by
someone and the front edge of your heater tray is not already bent, make
sure the garage doesn't bend it in the process of getting the engine
out. It's a very common thing to do if the engine is lifted too much too
early, a local BL dealer bent mine when changing the gearbox under
warranty. Thinking about it a bit more I could remove the engine and box
in mine in about an hour but I had done it a few times and had a front
hinged fibreglass bonnet which was 2 bolts to remove and didn't require
re-aligning when replaced, the radiator lifted out with the removal of 4
bolts and disconnections of the rad and oil cooler hoses. I would have
thought that a garage that knows the car could do it in 3 - 4 hours if
all go to plan.
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I've not done a Frogeye but have done a Midget and the trick was to raise
the back of the car rather than try and tilt the power unit by much.
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*Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice?"
Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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