Here's a novelty...

[ajlelectronics]

 

[Bullet2012]

whats odd then ?

 

[steve t]

Clutch welded to flywheel?

 

[Wildefalcon]

Sealed for life!

 

[BrokenBiker]

It's fine, it's not like you'd ever need to take it off

 

[Jaeger_S2k]

Aha, it's one of John's fixes!

 

[Gareth_16V]

Torque converter welded to a (manual) flywheel?

 

[Bobtail4x4]

its not coming off,

 

[ajlelectronics]

Torque converter welded to a (manual) flywheel?

No, it is the correct flexplate but it is normally fitted with three bolts!

 

[Dozzer]

Could be worse.
This is what happens when a release bearing eats through the fingers on the pressure plate!! my mate wondered why the clutch had gone "A Bit Funny"

 

[Melvyn Best]

Could be worse.
This is what happens when a release bearing eats through the fingers on the pressure plate!! my mate wondered why the clutch had gone "A Bit Funny" View attachment 497387

I had worse than that on an Austin Maxi , the thrust bearing had friction welded itself to the clutch cover giving symptoms of a siezed engine. The only way to remove the clutch cover housing was to smash it off with a FBH

 

[Bullet2012]

with a FBH

is that a relative of the BFH ?

 

[BrokenBiker]

No, it is the correct flexplate but it is normally fitted with three bolts!

And you've got the cheek to complain that someone has saved you the hassle of dealing with 3 rounded off flex plate bolts? Tut tut

 

[Morrisman]

No, it is the correct flexplate but it is normally fitted with three bolts!

That doesn’t look like any flex plate I’ve seen, but then I’ve not seen oodles of them.

 

[ajlelectronics]

That doesn’t look like any flex plate I’ve seen, but then I’ve not seen oodles of them.

Actually you are quite right, it is a manual flywheel. A flexplate is far thinner and it explains but doesn't excuse the welding.

 

[Dozzer]

Actually you are quite right, it is a manual flywheel. A flexplate is far thinner and it explains but doesn't excuse the welding.

While its quite a bodge.
its impressive that they managed to weld it on and not make the convertor leak, and get it relatively balanced,
or was it not driven?

 

[ajlelectronics]

While its quite a bodge.
its impressive that they managed to weld it on and not make the convertor leak, and get it relatively balanced,
or was it not driven?

I have no idea, it came from a post on the Scimitar group.

 

[BrokenBiker]

I have no idea, it came from a post on the Scimitar group.

That...explains a lot...I've seen some dodgy stuff on scimitars

 

[keithski122]

Its a british car, are you sure its not a factory bodge?

 

[BrokenBiker]

Its a british car, are you sure its not a factory bodge?

they couldnt weld that well at the scimitar factory