[DeTomaso] clutch

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/26/08 5:00:41 AM, oldveloce at comcast.net writes:
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> ....using a Centerforce clutch with a Tilton hydraulic release bearing on 
> his "test mule" track car. One of the primary reasons that I installed mine is 
> the greater precision that you can use to set the proper clearances. I seem 
> to recall that the Tilton unit had a set screw....
> 
Biggest problem is, Tiltons were pro- racing assemblies. Tilton never made a 
unit for the ZF/Pantera. On the several Tiltons I converted for our car and 
for friends, I fabricated ZF noses for the Tilton from 6061-aluminum. The Tilton 
annular assembly then threads on and is locked into a boss with a 
safety-wired allen stripper-bolt. The 'commercial' units still available from D Quella 
and I believe is on Larry Finch's Pantera, uses a drop-on threaded sleeve & 
large jam-nut on a stock steel ZF nose,and the jam-nuts apparently come loose. Due 
to the difficulty in initial set-up and maybe this on-road loosening, few 
vendors still offer this setup anymore, which is a shame. On our dozen or so 
annual Las Vegas Fun Rallies, I carried a spare throwout assembly, and predictably 
never needed it. FWIW- J Deryke


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