[jopper]

I just got off the line with the McLeod tech line.

He told me that the reason the Centerforce diaphram pressure plate doesn't work well with the hydraulic bearing is because of the centrifigal weights. When you first install the hydraulic bearing you set a distance of 1/8th inch clearance. Then when you bleed the clutch the bearing adjusts this distance out and is then ready to disengage the clutch with the next depression. What happens with the pressure plate is, when you run up the rpm's with the clutch disengaged the weights on the spring steel fingers cause the fingers to move against the hydraulic bearing moving it back into it's original position. So now when you go to shift the bearing has the original 1/8th inch free play.

He said to cut off the weights and the clutch will work fine. In fact he told me that he didn't want to sell me a new pressure plate because I didn't need one. I had actually called him to buy a new one and wanted to get his recommendation.