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Originally Posted by smarjoram
It'll be interesting to see if I still have the old rubber clutch.
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Outstanding picture!
I will bet the rubber clutch is long gone. When I first pulled the engine in my 81 (1996 - right after purchase) it had a 1983 manufacture date on a regular Sachs disc.
I finally replaced the assembly in 2009 with the Sachs power clutch kit when the trans was rebuilt. I think it's a touch beefier than stock but a women can still work the pedal with a bit of effort. Mind you, that was six years ago so I do not know what Sachs offers now, let alone other options.
In 1996, I had one broken stud and was not a Pelican member (no place to bounce questions off of) so I chickened out and took the unopened case to a machine shop to have the studs removed. $100 well spent back then. I installed Raceware studs, washers and nuts. I think now that was overkill for a street car. Cheaper, as effective options exist today for street. They existed back then, I just did not know.