LT77 - Clutch release bearing carrier

Quagmire

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Guys,

Looking to finally (Changing the chassis of my Land-rover has delayed me a bit) get the LT77 that i have had sitting around into my 3500s, as the 4-speed has had it.

Googling around for the bits I need - I was going to go down the non-self centering clutch route as this means I can use the P6 clutch cover, correct? Problem with this is that the steel bearing carrier on it's own is about £100.

I came across this today which is a bit cheaper, does the group have any idea on whether it would work? I thought that the early RV8 powered TVR's basically had SD1 running gear, so to me i think it should:

TVR Parts Ltd - Part Details - TVR 035Q 061A - Release bearing carrier

The bearing that goes with it is this (rounded profile to work with the straight fingers of the P6 clutch cover):

TVR Parts Ltd - Part Details - TVR Q0107 - Clutch release bearing

Otherwise I am down to going for a self-centering setup. Problem here is that I can't seem to find one! The Rimmer Bros site shows that GCC90247 has been superceded by RB7335P, however the picture for the linked part shows a clutch cover with straight fingers, even though the description is correct.

Any pointers greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
 
I was going to go down the non-self centering clutch route as this means I can use the P6 clutch cover, correct? Problem with this is that the steel bearing carrier on it's own is about £100.

When I first converted mine 30+ years ago I tried using the 3500S pressure plate and it doesn't work, you need the SD1 one.
 
The TVR arm is an improvement on the original. I remember the arm in my TR7 cracking and peeling away from pivot ball. The TVR solution is crude but effective I’d say with the extra plate welded on.
 
Thanks Harvey- so either way I need a pressure plate.

If you use this carrier TVR Parts Ltd - Part Details - TVR 035Q 061A - Release bearing carrier
Will it work with the stock LT77 arm ? it looks very different from the stock SD1 carrier.

That's what I was thinking, the original one had small protrusions on it, which this one doesn't seem to have. V8 Tuner do one that looks more like the standard one:

Normal looking bearing carrier

They also have one listed for TVR RV8 LT77 applications, which also fits T5 boxes, which looks the same as the above TVR part:

TVR LT77 style carrier

I have fired V8 Tuner an email asking what the difference is, and will let you know what they come back with.
 
Ok so v8tuner came back, and as suspected I will need to use the more normal looking carrier

Thanks everyone
 
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