Dennis thanks for your help, I have shim B and the C shims too as described on pg 13.41 What I was referring to is the thrust washer A with tab that points toward the crankshaft bearing. Is A required?

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On Jun 11, 2013, at 7:58 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> You need to get out the Bentley and understand the workings of the thrust
> bearing-washer arrangement. This is an extremely critical adjustment
> especially for manual transmissions. There is a key thrust surface and there
> needs to be three washers between the thrust plate and flywheel shoulder.
> Three is important as once oiled that arrangement slips enough to be
> non-wearing. When applying the clutch all that force pushes the flywheel
> against that washer-thrust plate assembly. There should one thrust washer
> that is larger in outside diameter and the other two will need to be the
> correct thickness required to set the end play. If the end play is not
> correct you can damage the case. Be sure to replace that O-ring in the
> flywheel bore and properly torque the bolts.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Paul Rogers
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 8:52 AM
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> Subject: Crankshaft thrust washer
> 
> Howdy,
> I have the flywheel off my 2.1 and after poking around I discovered that
> there is no thrust washer and no "funky" washer. I understand the latter one
> does nothing once everything is assembled. My question is how important /
> necessary is the thrust washer? I haven't used this engine yet am in the
> process of checking the crankshaft end play prior to installing it. I'm so
> close to starting the installation and don't want to blow it now.
> Thanx,
> Paul in Tracy
> 
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