Tabs on TOB
- MyNeonSaysHi
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Tabs on TOB
Was very upset since they were broken on my new one. Are they even needed, there are some people saying they are not needed? You would think you would need the TOB to be attached to the clutch FORK though
08 Acura TL-S
23 Hyundai Elantra N
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Been quite a bit of discussion.
They keep the TOB riding on the fingers evenly to be sure the even pressure is applied. Also bringing the bearing back with the fork after you release clutch.... The bearing rides on the input shaft bearing and there is not a whole lot of slack between the two. Probably be more rattles. But won't hurt anything. Leaning on ordering a new one, just to be on the safe side.
They keep the TOB riding on the fingers evenly to be sure the even pressure is applied. Also bringing the bearing back with the fork after you release clutch.... The bearing rides on the input shaft bearing and there is not a whole lot of slack between the two. Probably be more rattles. But won't hurt anything. Leaning on ordering a new one, just to be on the safe side.
08 Acura TL-S
23 Hyundai Elantra N
They ARE an assembly aid only. Some tabs are plastic, some are thin sheet metal. The fork keeps the bearing riding on the fingers on the pressure plate, not the tabs. There is no real "return" for the bearing by the tabs. The pressure plate fingers are spring loaded and will push the bearing back. By intentional design, the bearing will always have some kind of light contact with the pressure plate fingers. You won't notice rattles from a lack of tabs. You'll always notice rattles from the springs in the clutch disc LONG before you'd hear a throwout bearing rattle, if it even did rattle.
My old Chevelle has linkage rods on a z-bar for the clutch pedal and a spring to pull the exposed end of the fork towards the front of the car when the pedal is not being pushed down. This DOES pull the bearing off of the pressure plate. That's how clutches used to work and some still do. But the Neon's system isn't like that.
My old Chevelle has linkage rods on a z-bar for the clutch pedal and a spring to pull the exposed end of the fork towards the front of the car when the pedal is not being pushed down. This DOES pull the bearing off of the pressure plate. That's how clutches used to work and some still do. But the Neon's system isn't like that.
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- MyNeonSaysHi
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Nothing to worry about. Slide it onto the fork (if there are clips left), slip the bearing over the input shaft and snap the clip in the fork over the pivot ball. Done.
BoogerMan
'95 Ply NYG ACR sedan 12.31 @ 111 all motor 2.4 swap - puked
'95 Ply NYG Sport Coupe 2.4 SOHC. Yes, 2.4 single cam.
'01 ACR Stone White
www.boogerbushings.com
'95 Ply NYG ACR sedan 12.31 @ 111 all motor 2.4 swap - puked
'95 Ply NYG Sport Coupe 2.4 SOHC. Yes, 2.4 single cam.
'01 ACR Stone White
www.boogerbushings.com