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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/17 16:22:28
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Either the plastic carrier for the bearing has collapsed or the locating tab on the fork has broken
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/17 16:26:38
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Cheers Phil the tabs still there but the carriers melted.Is this a known weak spot and are there better setups available?
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/17 16:35:22
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Use a metal carrier and problem solvered. Not sure which models came orignally with what, but there is metal and plastic versions.
Rhys
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/17 19:20:37
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Looks to me like the bearing has seized and the carrier been spinning in the clutch fork. I'm with Rhys on this one though. Metal carrier all the way.
Regards, Craig.
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/17 20:08:38
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Where is the best chance to find metal carrier. Burtons do a alloy one but its 8mm longer. Can you get them new?
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/17 23:11:45
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When replacing mine recently I had a plastic version supplied in the kit. I very quickly chucked it and used a metal version.
The metal version is the more original.
My reasoning was there is enough crappy plastic in Escorts already.
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/18 10:29:22
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The flat faces bearing, needs to be used with the rounded finger pressure plate.
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/23 02:20:54
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Santa. Check your other post i've written the problem and solution in there for you, I still use the nylon carrier bearing and now have no dramas. Cheers, Richo
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/27 14:37:27
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To much canning it may be ----have a look at the top end on the fork where it locates on the the gear box they some times flog out he cast iron on the gear box these can be repaired with a bolt ( tap a hole in the gear box ) and a penny washer for a seat or make one and bent it to shape so it locks in place --- maybe and use a steel Carrier
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/27 14:46:29
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Richomk1 is so right that is a real good idea http://classic-ford.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20420
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RE: What caused this?
2010/04/27 20:52:26
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Premacist (Jeff) Thanks for putting my other post there, i havn't a clue how to do it. The last time my thrust bearing went like this (around midnight on a weeknight, about 10 years ago) my old man towed me home with his Landrover Defender. He brought a chain and not a rope. The chain went from his tow hook then wrapped around my cross member and to this day i swear he was trying to rip the front end of my Escort off at every set of lights we stopped at, He has since told me he was giving it a good shot. We have a good laugh about it nowadays but i learn't my lesson very quick and made damn sure that problem never arose again. I hope this helps anyone else, so they don't have to learn the hard way. Cheers, Richo
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RE: What caused this?
2010/05/05 13:42:29
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hi Richomk1 you just click and drag the mouse along the top address bar then past it into the reply box -- have fun
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