Thin f-plates all go in the forward clutch!  My initial (backwards)
assumption about which plates go where got me here, and then I started
fiddling, and then I lost the thread.

Thanks for the clarification, Dennis.  You've been a great help and
reassurance. :)

On 6/5/16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> To much to write. You may call me.
>
> 631-897-0345
>
> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
>
> From: C. Abney<mailto:tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:49 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: forward clutch assembly end-play
>
> Bentley says to check that "play (arrow) is between 0.5-0.9mm. If NO,
> select new pressure plate from table." (p. 38.18, 090 AT)
>
> My first question is about that end play.  Is the top of the pressure
> plate that distance below the wavy circlip that holds it in place when
> the forward clutch assembly is installed and the circlip in place?
>
> Next is about the friction plates I received.  There are two groups
> with different thicknesses that are otherwise the same.  Am I supposed
> to swap these around to get the required end-play?  That's what I've
> been doing.  I mean, I don't have, and I don't think anyone has
> pressure plates of varying thicknesses lying around so this is the
> only way I can imagine getting that right.
>
> I started off using the thicker ones, and couldn't get the circlip to
> seat. Swapping two f-plates out lets me get the circlip seated, but
> the steels and f-plates are bound and don't move... that's not the way
> it should be, right?
>
> -Charles
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