dblenk Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just found a laycock clutch plate and thought i read someone got it refurbed but cannot find the thread after searching what is it about laycock clutches against a new borg and beck from Moss revington etc etc any advice link to the thread thanks david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 12 hours ago, dblenk said: Just found a laycock clutch plate and thought i read someone got it refurbed but cannot find the thread after searching what is it about laycock clutches against a new borg and beck from Moss revington etc etc any advice link to the thread thanks david Hi David send it to these guys for rebuild, theyre really good http://www.precisionclutch.co.uk/ Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 also an artical in the latest Traction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) What is its content, please? Edited August 23, 2020 by Z320 added a "?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hi Marco, have sent you a Whatapp. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblenk Posted August 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Roy Thats where I read it in the TRaction I thought it was here got two people to go to now thanks david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Great Waldi, thank you! My hope was he tells why he uses the Laycock clutch cover, but sadly this is not the article about. Another information is VERY interesting!!! In the slave cylinder there was a lot of slug, so the changed the seals after he did that the last time in 2003. What brake fluid did he use? Guess what I assume... Edited August 24, 2020 by Z320 My bad english Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cp25616 Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Thing is, its not a Laycock clutch plate thats featured in the TRaction, looks more like an AP plate to me. If the clutch refurbers can't tell one from the other then what does that say exactly. Just my tuppence and all that rubbish Alan G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 20 hours ago, cp25616 said: Thing is, its not a Laycock clutch plate thats featured in the TRaction, looks more like an AP plate to me. If the clutch refurbers can't tell one from the other then what does that say exactly. Just my tuppence and all that rubbish Alan G I agree that looks like a LUK or AP plate. The re-furbishers merely repaired restored what they were given. here is an image of a Laycock plate - note you cannot see the cushion springs Cheers Peter W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 The important bit is the Laycock clutch cover. It’s this that is better than the Borg and Beck. It probably isn’t worth getting the driven plate rebuilt. There are good driven plates from AP at sane prices. There are uprated ones at a cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Does nobody know the autor and want to ask him for the brake fluid he used? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Nobody knows Bob Mortimer? Would it not be very interesting to know what brake fluid he used and what slug he found in his clutch slave cylinder after 17 years? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 on here as BLUE BOB i think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) Most interesting this question should be for those who are convinced about the advantages of DOT5, not me. But if Bob used DOT5 the next question for all DOT5 friends is - or better it is not - what is the slug? Edited August 27, 2020 by Z320 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAHTR4 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi Marco, I have to assume that "slug" is a mis-spelling and it should actually read "sludge" or "schlamm" in German. Which basically means a build up of debris from the inside of the slave cylinder and pipe work. Regards, Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi Marco, I’m one of your “DOT-5 friends”, but do not know where the sludge came from, simply because I gave not seen it. Not speculating but it could be worn rubber particles from the seals or old DOT 3/4 that was left after flushing a previously dot3/4 system with DOT 5. I have had both myself in the dim past: the black sludge on a DOT 4 system and the 2-phase issues after I converted a good system by “flushing only” from DOT4 to 5. Cheers, Waldi (a happy DOT5 user) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi Richard, Bob Mortimer wrote "slug" and I realized he probably wanted to tell us "sludge ", sadly my english is not perfect Hi Waldi, I sent him a email this evening and asked him for details. Ciao, Marco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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