Well, I've decided to sell my FG Monster beetle and in an effort to not leave the new buyer in the lurch by supplying him with a car that needs a lot of work I decided that along with a new pinion gear that I would install a new clutchbell as the grub screw had trashed the shaft of the current one. Then I thought.... sh!t - you haven't EVER changed the shoes in the old girl and you've owned it a year and a half now and put litre after litre through it including some sand dune action last year!
So I stripped it down last night and after removing the bell and inspecting the clutch shoes I was astounded to find that they still looked like new! The following pics were taken last night on my phone so they are a little dodgey but you can see the large amount of material still left on the shoes.
As I have said before this little FG has been bulletproof since day dot, I really shouldn't be parting with it but its time for a change and to shed a few RC's as I can no longer afford all of them.
So I stripped it down last night and after removing the bell and inspecting the clutch shoes I was astounded to find that they still looked like new! The following pics were taken last night on my phone so they are a little dodgey but you can see the large amount of material still left on the shoes.
As I have said before this little FG has been bulletproof since day dot, I really shouldn't be parting with it but its time for a change and to shed a few RC's as I can no longer afford all of them.