FH - preparing the clutch

 Next up after the primary case is the clutch. I have the whole clutch that came with the FH kit but I've not had a look at it yet. Let's see what we have.

First of all let's have a look at the clutch centre. As expected and like most Ariel clutches that I have seen the grooves in clutch centre that carry the plain plates are deeply notched. This is useless and will have to be replaced otherwise the clutch will never release cleanly.

The rest of the clutch though is pretty good if greasy. First of all I'll clean it in paraffin tank and set it aside to dry for a day or two.

Meanwhile I bought a few bits from the AOMCC gearbox spares specialist. This includes a new clutch centre spring studs set screws for the basket and a couple of tab washers, and as usual the parts are available at a good price, are delivered very quickly and are very good quality:

When the parts I've washed are dry I've wiped them over with a blue paper towel. The clutch basket, which is of later type with friction material riveted to the basket responds well to an additional clean in a solvent.