[DeTomaso] twin disk street clutches
Mad Dog Antenucci
teampantera at yahoo.com
Mon May 12 23:16:45 EDT 2008
Come on now slacker.... when you only use 115 of the 615lbs/ft of TQ its no wonder you don't have a problem ;-]>
forestg at att.net wrote: I have the same clutch that was on the cleveland which is the 10 1/2" centerforce from Hall. Remember though that I don't drive like Mad Dawg and I only have 615 lbs/ft of torque.
Forest
-------------- Original message from adin at frontier.net: --------------
> I guess it would be too simple to call Don B and ask what clutches are
> used in the big motors.
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> Forrest????
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> Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:
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> > FWIW- the biggest single reason NOT to use multi-disc clutches in a Pantera
> > is, you simply cannot get enough clutch linkage travel to disengage
> > two discs;
> > we can barely get enough to disengage one. Consider: on a given Pantera when
> > checking thru the access hole in the bellhousing, you'll only be
> > able to get a
> > 0.040" thick feeler gauge (if you're lucky!) between a single disc and
> > flywheel. This means that each side of the clutch disc only clears
> > the pressure plate
> > AND flywheel by a max. of 0.020" each- and those discs aren't perfectly flat,
> > so we get 'some' clutch drag.
> > Using dual discs with 4 friction surfaces, the clearances are reduced to
> > 0.010" per disc per surface. Massive and expensive wear on ZF sychronizers
> > results, unless huge changes are made in the slave cylinder bore
> > and/or the pedal
> > ratio under the dash. On racing versions, this is taken care of by
> > rebuilding the
> > tranny after each event. Changing pedal ratios is difficult due to the
> > tight clearances to the floor, while making the slave smaller to get
> > more travel
> > causes an impossibly stiff clutch for any sort of street driving. Again, it
> > doesn't affect racers 'cause not much shifting is done in a typical
> > event. But in
> > traffic- forget it! You'll be finding excuses to NOT take such a Pantera on
> > club runs and it turns into a dedicated racer.
> > Maybe a power-clutch setup would make all this possible but it certainly
> > ain't gonna be a bolt-in; possibly some extra bracing under the dash will be
> > needed. Personally, I'd go to a clutch specialist shop and have a single-disc
> > pressure plate custom-made to my best-guess strength needed, and try
> > it out. It may
> > take a few assemblies to both allow street driving and holding 2X the stock
> > torque, but all this will pay off in le$$ ZF overhauling. FWIW,
> > street pressure
> > plates are around 2000-lb units while 'racing' clutches are 2600-lb and will
> > shorten your leg in a few hours of traffic! Good luck- J Deryke
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