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Old 01-23-2014, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by blykins View Post
Jeff,

You want clearance between the throw out bearing and the pressure plate fingers. No preload, no touching. There are bearings that are made to sit against the pressure plate and ride, this is not one of them.
IIRC, I ran .040" between a fresh disc and plate. Made an aluminum strip tool (.040" thick) with about a 45* bend to get between and measure. Goes in the fork hole. And yes, run a spring.
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