Is it ok to use a very light coating of Moly grease on the input shaft or anything more specific? It's a brand new clutch I'm fitting.
On the splines where the clutch runs. I have put a very small amount of grease onto the roller bearing in the gland nut.
My understanding from the Tom Wilson book was to use something called micronised moly powder. It's like moly grease but in powder form. If you've got the Wilson book then it says in there during the section that talks about putting the engine back together. I haven't got my copy on me, otherwise I'd share a pic!
Powdery stuff on the splines as Joe says. TBH I just fit em dry though I know I shouldn't. Grease attracts the clutch dust.
Molybdenum Powder. It’s similar to graphite powder, but finer. You know…like if you have a zip that’s jams, you rub it with the point of a sharp pencil. Apparently, it’s also something to put in with your engine oil,as it’s so fine, it’s meant to fill microscopic crevices in your metal components…but that’s NASA talk…
It does indeed. @Rich83 , Lightly grease the tips of the release bearing forks where they bear on the back of the bearing but don't grease the guide sleeve for the bearing. The bearing is self lubricating and the guide sleeve is a bearing surface effectively. As Zed says, grease attracts the dust which turns into a grinding paste...
Until recently I never had to worry about spline lubrication because the gearbox input shaft seal wasn't doing its job very well.
