Bosswrench,
Thank you for the advise. I am using the aluminum motor-protection plate that came with the Quicktime bellhousing. This plate is depicted in the layout, but not pointed out. The more I think about it, the more I believe that I will need to pull the transaxle out and have a new throwout bearing spacer made. My fear is, with such little thread engagement between the throwout bearing body and the bearing spacer, the threads will be overloaded when the clutch is released.
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