At £566 incl vat I’m guessing 32003200, 4200, GT or QP?
That doesn’t make sense, a push clutch imposes roughly twice the longitudinal force on a crankshaft when the clutch pedal is depressed compared with a pull clutch with a similar clamping force.Mike Roberts did a conversion on the 3200 from pull to push with great success. I think he used BMW parts for this conversion. No more end float issues???
If so please explain the thrust washer failure on 3200 from the pull direction? You also have the issue of the thrust bearing ears getting pulled off, it’s a terrible design.That doesn’t make sense, a push clutch imposes roughly twice the longitudinal force on a crankshaft when the clutch pedal is depressed compared with a pull clutch with a similar clamping force.
If so please explain the thrust washer failure on 3200 from the pull direction?
The plastic thrust bearing is indeed a terrible design.You also have the issue of the thrust bearing ears getting pulled off, it’s a terrible design.
The clutch Mike Roberts (The Maserati Shed) sells now is not push-type. It's a pull-type with significantly less clamping force than OEM one. If the friction material is grippier, less clamping force is needed to transfer the same torque.Mike Roberts did a conversion on the 3200 from pull to push with great success. I think he used BMW parts for this conversion. No more end float issues???
If so please explain the thrust washer failure on 3200 from the pull direction? You also have the issue of the thrust bearing ears getting pulled off, it’s a terrible design.
The crankshaft will always be pulled, even if the clutch is push-type. The relation between the force on the crankshaft (Fcs), clamping force (Fcl), and the force from the slave cylinder (Fsc) will be as follows. (It's simplified, of course)
Pull-type clutch: Fcs = Fcl - Fsc
Push-type clutch: Fcs = Fcl + Fsc
The pull-type clutch is easier to get a bigger ratio of Fcl/Fsc, so it is also better for our left foot, not only for the crankshaft.
The plastic thrust bearing is indeed a terrible design.
The clutch Mike Roberts (The Maserati Shed) sells now is not push-type. It's a pull-type with significantly less clamping force than OEM one. If the friction material is grippier, less clamping force is needed to transfer the same torque.
If so please explain the thrust washer failure on 3200 from the pull direction? You also have the issue of the thrust bearing ears getting pulled off, it’s a terrible design.