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I would describe the Bleazey Centa retrofit as making the car drive as it should. There are no rattles on idle. There is smooth, jerk-free take off and power delivery. I can release the clutch with the engine on tickover and the car just moves forward with no drama. Not that it’s something I plan to do a lot, but it may come in useful in stop/start traffic.

When we took out the old rubber rollers, three of them looked OK but one had broken up.



This after 4 Years and 8,000 miles. The car was actually driving OK on the three rollers but it was a bit ‘clonky’ on idle and I’m sure that it would only have been a matter of time before the remaining ones failed.

Phil’s kit also improves other areas of the assembly.

He fits a beautifully machined spline insert that fits over the crank spline which is tailored to your individual engine. This is a much better fit than the stock item, is made of a harder material, has no jaw marks on the bearing surface (!) and incorporates an o-ring to further prevent oil leaks. [The factory use silicone sealant for this purpose by the way!]



He fits a phosphor bronze bush/bearing to support the forward end of the inner Centa, thus relieving strain on the bearing mounted within the clutch flange. This may not be a big issue if all 4 rollers are in good shape, but if one or more should fail then it’s inevitable that an imbalance will occur and that bearing will have a hard time.



It’s also pretty future proof because if the rollers should need replacing at some point in the future, this can be accomplished from under the car in less than an hour, rather than being an engine–out job. You can see the machined access hole in the above photo.

There are numerous other minor improvements that are also incorporated such as replacing fragile fixings with more robust ones.

On top of all the mechanical benefits, I got to spend a couple of days working alongside Phil to accomplish the job, so end up with a good understanding of how everything goes together. It was a pretty full-on, two day / two man job to remove the engine, do the mods and put everything back together and I was glad that I was working alongside such a tallented engineer. Phil will sell you the kit for you to fit yourself but I personally wouldn't recommend this approach unless you are very confident in your engineering capabilities.
On top of everything, Phil & Claire were very hospitable and a good time was had by all.