Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

[Anonymous]

The work continues….

After snagging for several months I now have my list of work;

1. Oil pump change – due to low pressure at only 2.5bar. I had bought a new pressure relief valve but as the job involves taking out the pump anyway and there is not guarantee that this piece would resolve the problem, I went for a new pump from CAS and returned the valve for an added cost of only €60, so well worth it for me.

2. Water pump change – I have had an annoying drip from the pump ever since renovating the engine. I have changed everything on the pump other than the housing itself. So now I have a new pump complete and this BETTER stop the drip.

3. Diaphragm Clutch install – I have had a juddering clutch from day 1 – may be from the leaking water pump etc but on close inspection there was no water in the clutch housing. So after a lot of advice I went ahead and bought the new clutch kit to replace the original. I hope this will give me some smoother gear changes.

Here are all the new parts ready to go in ;

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So first bit of advice required – what is the best practice to replace the bearing in the thrust bearing housing. From what I can see, there are 3 rivets ?? . Do these need to be filed off. Is it a clip?? Anyone done this before and can let me know the secret…. thanks 😀

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