Pat, your friend must first remove the clutch operating arm by drifting out the locking pin them prising the arm off the shaft. He can then turn the shaft fully clockwise so that the clutch fork can ride over the top of the release bearing. On the TA the clutch fork is in front of the thrust bearing...

Magnor, contact Adrian Wilkes of Gosnay Engineering in Romford 01708 740668. Late last year he had a camshaft centre bearing made for a restorer in Kent, and also a small batch of 5 MPJG counter-balanced crankshafts. I purchased one of the cranks back in December, I believe he had 2 left. I don't kn...

Justin, the MPJG main bearings are large steel lined shell bearings that can be re-metalled. You can occasionally find a new set, but the normal is to get the old mains white metalled to match the crank dimensions. The camshaft bearings are separate bearings pressed into the block and line bored/rea...