Nater_Potater
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As seems to be the general consensous, there's a good chance your stock bronze plates are contaminated with oil. The very thing that makes them such a good bearing surface is the thing that causes much grief in a clutch; namely, when heated, they release whatever lube is stored in their pores.
I used the inverse of standard operating procedure for reviving bronze bushings to try to rid my plates from the GB oil contamination. If you're as cheap as me, try this:
1) clean as much of the original goop from the plates with your favorite solvent
2) obtain an aluminum pie plate
3) on your pie plate, stack at least two layers of paper towel, a bronze plate, 2-3 layers of paper towel, another bronze plate, repeat,
4) continue until only paper towel is showing, and all the bronze plates are sandwiched in between
5) take the entire contraption to your outdoor gas grill, bring up on low flame to 250'F, and leave for ~1 hour
6) kill the heat, open the lid, and allow another hour to cool
7) Once they're cool enough to handle, wipe them down again with your favorite solvent, making sure to not cross-contaminate them with any used solvent and/or greasy fingers. Looking at the paper towels that were stacked between, you should see obvious signs of oil that was once stored in the plates.
8 ) give all the plates a light wiping of F-type ATF, and assemble as normal, adding a pushrod seal before completion.
These are the steps I went through with mine, and, 300 miles later, all is as it should be.
Nathan
I used the inverse of standard operating procedure for reviving bronze bushings to try to rid my plates from the GB oil contamination. If you're as cheap as me, try this:
1) clean as much of the original goop from the plates with your favorite solvent
2) obtain an aluminum pie plate
3) on your pie plate, stack at least two layers of paper towel, a bronze plate, 2-3 layers of paper towel, another bronze plate, repeat,
4) continue until only paper towel is showing, and all the bronze plates are sandwiched in between
5) take the entire contraption to your outdoor gas grill, bring up on low flame to 250'F, and leave for ~1 hour
6) kill the heat, open the lid, and allow another hour to cool
7) Once they're cool enough to handle, wipe them down again with your favorite solvent, making sure to not cross-contaminate them with any used solvent and/or greasy fingers. Looking at the paper towels that were stacked between, you should see obvious signs of oil that was once stored in the plates.
8 ) give all the plates a light wiping of F-type ATF, and assemble as normal, adding a pushrod seal before completion.
These are the steps I went through with mine, and, 300 miles later, all is as it should be.
Nathan
