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CLUTCH |
| Make |
|
Borg and Beck |
| Type |
|
Single dry plate |
| Driven plate |
Diameter |
8.0 in. (20.32 cm.) |
| |
Type |
"Borglite" |
| Operation (Series I Alpine, Series III Rapier)
|
|
Hydraulic |
| Operation (Alpine II, Rapier IIIA onwards) |
|
Hydrostatic |
| Thrust bearing |
|
Carbon ring |
Free movement at
withdrawal
lever outer end |
|
135 in. (.33 cm.) (Alpine, Series Rapier IIIA, IV - Nil) |
Colour of cover springs
(Series Alpine I, Rapier III) |
|
Light grey |
Colour of cover springs
(Alpine II, III, Rapier IIIA) |
|
Orange (6), Dark blue/white (3) |
Number of cover springs
(Alpine I, Rapier III) |
|
6 |
Number of cover springs
(Alpine II, III, Rapier IIIA) |
|
9 |
| Colour of driven
plate springs |
|
Light grey/violet |
| Number of driven plate springs
|
|
6 |
| Driven plate compressed thickness |
|
.285
in. (7.24 mm.) |
| Lever tip |
Height (Alpine I,
Rapier III) |
1.815 in. (4.61 cm.) |
| |
Height (Alpine II,
III, Rapier IIIA) |
2.14
in. (5.43 cm.) |
| Clutch assembly (with Solex carburettor). |
|
|
| |
Diaphragm spring |
Not adjustable (see
Section D) |
| |
Thrust bearing |
Carbon ring |
| |
No. and colour driven pIate springs
|
6,
Violet/light grey |
|
GEARBOX |
| Type |
|
Four speed and
reverse with control ring synchromesh |
| Synchromesh on |
|
Top,
3rd and 2nd |
| Bearings- |
Mainshaft |
Front
spigot-needle roller; rear-balI bearing |
| |
Layshaft |
Needle roller |
| |
Reverse gear |
Phosphor bronze bush |
| Stemwheel spigot bearing type |
|
"Oilite" bush |
|
| Gearbox ratios |
Top |
1.00:1 |
All
models except Alpine III |
1.00:1 |
Alpine III |
| |
Third |
1.39:1 |
1.23:1 |
| |
Second |
2.14:1 |
1.89:1 |
| |
First |
3.35:1 |
2.96:1 |
| |
Reverse |
4.24:1 |
3.75:1 |
|
| Layshaft end float
|
|
.006 in. /.008 in. |
|
(0.15/0.20 mm.) |
|
| Adjustment- |
Mainshaft |
None |
|
|
|
| |
Layshaft |
Selective assembly |
|
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