Free.51 2,738 Posted November 11, 2015 This might sound silly but what is the purpose of a sandwich plate?, is it like a gasket or to prevent dust getting in to the engine/trans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stu5766 394 Posted November 11, 2015 As far as I know, it's just to keep contaminants out of the bellhousing. Back in the 79' repco trail, one of the works cortinas was in a good position until the clutch started slipping. When Colin bond crawled under to have a look, there was no sandwich plate & it had filled the bellhousing with sand, mud, etc. He says to Murray carter, " where's the sandwich plate, the clutch is full of sand ". Murray carter replys " I never fit those to my race cars "!! It was never an issue, cause Murray was a circuit racer, not a rally driver. 1 Free.51 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 10,214 Posted November 11, 2015 I agree with Stu, the inspection plate is just there to keep the bellhousing clean from outside contaminants. 1 Free.51 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,738 Posted November 11, 2015 Thanks fellas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
