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Mail From: "Ackley, Ray (R.A.)" <(email redacted)>

I'm going to throw in my ACT clutch this weekend, and have been searching
around for info on what kind of grease to get. I saw a few references to
moly grease, but the closest thing I could find in the stores around here
was grease that was "blended with moly." There was also some mobil 1
synthetic grease that looked like it was better for high temp, high
pressure, high everything applications...rated -45*F to 400*F. It looked
better than the "blended" grease. More expensive too. I picked up a stick
of this stuff - think it will work good?

What should I lube, just the throwout bearing and fork?

Thanks,
Ray Ackley

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Mail From: "Skip Cannon" <(email redacted)>

The thicker, higher temp grease is the best. I usually use the fiberous
wheel bearing grease.

Put a dab in the pivot point socket, a film on the fingers where they ride
on the throwout bearing and a film on the collar around the input shaft that
the throwout bearing rides on. There is usually a groove on the inside
diameter of the throwout bearing designed to hold a little reserve grease as
well.

I also put a film on the input shaft splines and then wipe as much of it off
as I can. This aids installation as well as keeping the fore and aft
movement between the disk and input shaft freed up.

Skip Cannon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ackley, Ray (R.A.)" <(email redacted)>
To: "'Miatapower'" <(email redacted)>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 3:53 PM
Subject: Clutch grease


> I'm going to throw in my ACT clutch this weekend, and have been searching
> around for info on what kind of grease to get. I saw a few references to
> moly grease, but the closest thing I could find in the stores around here
> was grease that was "blended with moly." There was also some mobil 1
> synthetic grease that looked like it was better for high temp, high
> pressure, high everything applications...rated -45*F to 400*F. It looked
> better than the "blended" grease. More expensive too. I picked up a
stick
> of this stuff - think it will work good?
>
> What should I lube, just the throwout bearing and fork?
>
> Thanks,
> Ray Ackley
>

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Mail From: "William Howell" <(email redacted)>

I've done several clutch jobs. Mostly on Hondas, but I've done a Miata
before. On all of them, I used some grease from Honda that they call "High
Temp Urea Grease." It comes in a little tub, and it's a bluish-green color.
It's a very smooth grease, although a bit thick. I had to pull my
transmission after 3,000 hard miles (road racing and autocrossing) on an
aluminum flywheel and cerametallic clutch because I pulled the engine to get
some work done. Anyway, when I pulled it, the grease was perfectly fine.
It had not disintegrated with heat or hardened. All the other clutches I
have done worked fine. The grease works quite well from what I can tell.

Billy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Cannon" <(email redacted)>
To: "Ackley, Ray (R.A.)" <(email redacted)>; "'Miatapower'"
<(email redacted)>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch grease


> The thicker, higher temp grease is the best. I usually use the fiberous
> wheel bearing grease.
>
> Put a dab in the pivot point socket, a film on the fingers where they ride
> on the throwout bearing and a film on the collar around the input shaft
that
> the throwout bearing rides on. There is usually a groove on the inside
> diameter of the throwout bearing designed to hold a little reserve grease
as
> well.
>
> I also put a film on the input shaft splines and then wipe as much of it
off
> as I can. This aids installation as well as keeping the fore and aft
> movement between the disk and input shaft freed up.
>
> Skip Cannon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ackley, Ray (R.A.)" <(email redacted)>
> To: "'Miatapower'" <(email redacted)>
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 3:53 PM
> Subject: Clutch grease
>
>
> > I'm going to throw in my ACT clutch this weekend, and have been
searching
> > around for info on what kind of grease to get. I saw a few references
to
> > moly grease, but the closest thing I could find in the stores around
here
> > was grease that was "blended with moly." There was also some mobil 1
> > synthetic grease that looked like it was better for high temp, high
> > pressure, high everything applications...rated -45*F to 400*F. It
looked
> > better than the "blended" grease. More expensive too. I picked up a
> stick
> > of this stuff - think it will work good?
> >
> > What should I lube, just the throwout bearing and fork?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ray Ackley
> >
>