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On 6 Feb 2005 at 21:02, David Sanderson wrote:
> I have two pressure plates for my 1500. One has part number 211 141
> 025 A and the other 211 141 025 B. The former is an F & S model typ
> KX200 while the other has no manufacturer markings unless the small
> stamped LUK indicates a manufacturer. The former appears identical to
> the one identified in my official type 3 workshop manual.
VW assigned different part numbers to different designs of pressure plates.
Since different manufacturers often used different designs they usually got
different part numbers. F & S is Fichtel & Sachs. LUK is LuK (I don't know any
more about them.)
My '68 came with a LUK pressure plate. I thought the design was esthetically
much more pleasing than the F & S designs, but my LUK PP had a mechanical
design flaw that meant that it wore out in just a few years. The problem was
that there was very little area where the force and pressure was the greatest,
at the pivot points, so those points wore, and a little bit of wear there
rendered the PP useless.
> I understand that the flywheel from a type 3 6 Volt system is
> slightly smaller than the 12 V flywheel. However, the clutch plates
> appear to be the same size. That is, the pressure plate appears to
> fit either of my flywheels. Is this correct?
There are 2 different clutch diameters, 2 different thrust bearing interfaces,
and 2 different ring gears. So....
There are 3 different pressure plates:
180mm with thrust ring (not used on type 3s?)
200mm with thrust ring ( -'70)
200mm without thrust ring ('71-3)
All versions had variations made by each manufacturer.
--
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA
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