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In restoring my 1974 MK2, I have decided to fit a Norvil belt drive & a three-phase Lucas alternator. The Norvil instructions are poor (to say the least) and after several searches on this fantastic forum, I am wondering about the following:
- I have the Norvil clutch basket mounted on the transmission output shaft and the clutch nut torqued to 40 ft/lbs with blue Loctite. (Before mounting the basket, I checked to ensure that the crank/output were square and torqued my second gearbox adjuster.) The basket sits on the cupped washer and the two shims that were there before. How do I know whether I need the shims under the basket? If I can turn the basket without interference, is that enough?
- The Norvil belt drive clutch basket came with an additional steel plate and the instructions do say to include that. I did, and then alternated friction & steel (Barnett) as instructed. Once I have my 850 pressure plate (see below), should that fit, and if it stacks too high, should I consider leaving off the extra Norvil plate?
- I have the crank pulley installed and tapped it home so that it is square with the basket and the belt travels evenly. After the pulley, I installed the Norvil pulley retaining plate. Now do I need the original alternator washer with the Norvil setup, or can I leave that out? If it is included, which way should the recess face?
- Do the crank rotor shims just sit on top of the Norvil pulley retaining plate (or the alternator washer, if needed) and, if so, what am I shimming for? I do not see what I am trying to line up, unless the shims are intended to make the rotor face flush with the stator.