thanks for replies and a few PMs. A hard road sourcing parts, but finally fruitful. I publish with the intention of helping others, with my experience
All the usual suppliers offer clutch parts of the usual 3 bits, and some offer kits, all with diameter 182mm. The snag is once you pull the car apart you find a problem. My Dolomite (and I suspect others) have an odd clutch size - 165mm.
These bits are rarer than hen's teeth; a few friction plates show up on ebay, but not covers, bearings, centring tool. I started digging into part numbers - mine is Borg & Beck HK8930 ( QuintonHazell QKT271AF, Unipart GCK271, Ferodo CTK559,LuK617050400)
Even that was not going well when one factor said "of course it's the same as a Marina 1.3" - back on the web, the magic part numbers gradually came out of the gloom. I have ended up with possibly 3 sets of parts and 1 complete kit. I have bought 1/4 of UK stock I think.
If anyone else wants info, happy to share; save yourself 3 days of websurfing and phoning. Has to be said, you meet some very nice people out there. One lovely gentleman in Teesdale works one day a week, but knows his shed-full of stock
Roger Lowry
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