Clutch Plate Assembly Question

[cduffy]

Hi,

I just recieved my new clutch plate assembly in the mail. I opened it up to find a disappointing gouge in the disc that presses against the clutch. Could you please take a look at the below pictures and tell me if it is anything to worry about (really wanting to put my car back together) or if I should package it back up and send it back to the vendor. The gouge is about a finger nail deep.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[pastaroni34]

That is minor damage. I'd venture to say completely insignificant.

Go over the area with a straight edge though, and check for a high spot. If one exists, file it down flat.

[cduffy]

That is minor damage. I'd venture to say completely insignificant.

Go over the area with a straight edge though, and check for a high spot. If one exists, file it down flat.

Thanks!!! I'm headed out to the garage now.

[cduffy]

Thanks again for the assist on whether or not to proceed with the gouged assembly. Since I'm thinking everyone else loves pics as much as I do, below are a few pics of my engine ready to go back in the car.

Tonights progress:
- Timing belt (old one had less than 50 miles but I wanted to play with intake/exhaust cam alignment)
- Set valve lash to spec
- Replaced clutch assembly & throw out bearing
- Installed Distributorless Ignition System

[124JOE]

very clean

[azygoustoyou]

Very nicely done.

[So Cal Mark]

"wanted to play with cam timing"
Do you have adjustable gears?

[cduffy]

"wanted to play with cam timing"
Do you have adjustable gears?

No adjustable gears. I've just had a hard time getting the timing right since the rebuild and it looked like the exhaust gear was possibly 1 tooth off and when both aligned as closely as possible to pointers, the crank pully seemed about 5 degrees after dead top center (I let my son and his buddy do that part when I rebuilt the engine and then I forgot to double check them). I figured while I had the engine out again fixing the clutch (another part I let them do... lessons learned) I would redo the timing and align with the marks on the cam casing and make sure I was at TDC on the crank pully. I also double checked the gap between the cam lobes and tappets to make sure that was good.

I thought about adjustable gears when I was rebuilding but without alot of time and a readily accessible dyno I didn't figure it would be worth the money.