[DeTomaso] The clutch, the stupid and me.

[Thomas Tornblom]

P. Rimov skrev:
> So some times with advancing age comes wisdom, patients, existential out looks ,the maturity to accept criticism, accept failure and learn a certain grace for errors in judgment along with  abilities to overcome greater and greater challenges and the leaning of more diverse skills... I believe that although great wisdom has not been bestowed upon me and I am not particularly found of criticism or failure I would have though that my evolving mechanical abilities would have prevented me from installing the clutch disc backwards when I reunited the Cleveland with my car in January, but all be told I did not. Thanks for every ones positive support and help with sorting out my desperate plea for help. The new clutch and pressure plate should be delivered by weeks end and installed soon there after. Actually, the old clutch looks find and there was no damage to the flywheel, except for  a little bit scraping on the top of the crank bolts, but since it is on it's way and I have ev
ery thing apart I think it best to go ahead and replace it.

Good news Paul!

About 35 years ago, when me and my to be wife were rallying Volvos, I 
was installing this "new" hot engine. I had the engine on the hoist and 
was lowering the engine into the engine bay when Karin asked if 
something wasn't missing "there" and pointed at the empty flywheel. I 
had forgotten to install the clutch. :-}

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> Cheers
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> Paul  

Cheers,
Thomas