[DeTomaso] Clutch, update

[P. Rimov]

Thanks for every one that has replied to my desperate cry for help:

Well the wife is not going to put in for a divorce, yet, but she says  I 
still need to figure out what the problem is and get it resolved as soon as 
possible so we can start getting the EFI tuned in for the trip to Reno in a 
month. The pedal is firm, no air in the line, I can navigate though all the 
gears with the engine off but as soon as I start up the motor, depress the 
clutch pedal I can not shift into any gear with out a lot of resistance and 
grinding the gears, bad. If I start it in gear in will cause the automobile 
to start moving forward or backwards depending on what gear I have selected 
while the clutch is depressed, kinda a tricky maneuver as I only have a few 
feet forward and I go through the garage wall and if I go to far backwards I 
will be rolling down our steep driveway.

 I have checked, checked again for proper slave adjustments, the slave has 
full movement, firm pedal feel and smooth travel, no air in the system and 
the disc is disengaging from the flywheel about 3/16 of an inch. The clutch, 
flywheel & pressure plate only have about 8500 miles on them, the flywheel 
was resurfaced every so slightly before I installed the engine in December, 
I installed a new pilot bearing, olite, and new throw out bearing. It was 
working flawlessly in the 5.0 before re-installing the Cleveland. I am just 
at a lost as to what to do. I really don't want to spend another $500-600 on 
a new clutch and go through the drama of having to pull the ZF if it is not 
the problem.

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <asajay at asajay.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Desperate plea for clutch help


> Have you looked through the inspection hole to -see- if the clutch
> disk appear to be disengaging?
>
> And the ever popular.... Where are you located so we can schedule a
> tech session at your house and have it fixed in a day?
>
> Pulling the ZF is a breeze.  Putting it back in, is a breeze.  You
> should have at least one helper to hold your beer while you do it.
>
> Call Bobby Byers and ask for an entire Clutch kit, clutch, pressure
> plate, flywheel.  You'll get the right parts.  Schedule a weekend with
> a couple friends and you'll be done in a day.
>
> We'd like to see you drive it, and we are here to help.  Get another
> owner over to help you look at things.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>:
>
>> I have tried every thing and the clutch just wont disengage to shift
>>  gears. I have adjusted every thing that is adjustable, bleed the
>> system, pounded it into gear with my foot on the brake. . I just
>> don't see how I am going to get it running by June. My family was
>> looking forward to going to Reno with the car and I was looking
>> forward to finally driving after 2 frustrating disappointing years.
>> I just don't know if I have any thing left to fix another major
>> problem and pull the engine & ZF to fix a clutch issue that doesn't
>> make any sense what so ever. Frankly, I am ready to say screw it
>> ship it down to PI/Wilkinson/who ever and sell it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>
>> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>>
>> DeTomaso mailing list
>> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
>> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>
> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>