[DeTomaso] Desperate plea for clutch help

[bill gaino]

There are 2 kinds of clutch stuck. One you can rock the car in gear, jerk it and it breaks loose. The other kind of clutch stuck is when the disc is frozen to the plate. When it breaks loose it destroy's the disc.  You got nothing to loose by kicking it while driving at low speed. Mine was seized and when it broke loose it looked like I hit a Goose with all the feathers (clutch fibre) 800$ later I had a ceterforce installed.  Bill 1362

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
>Sent: Apr 30, 2009 11:51 PM
>To: "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Desperate plea for clutch help
>
>Paul asks
>
>
>> So how does a needle bearing failure cause the ZF spine to lock in the 
>> flywheel and prohibit the clutch form engaging to shift gears?
>>
>It doesn't necessairly prohibit shifting.  Friction locks the spline to the 
>flywheel..
>
>You would have no problem engaging any gear w/o the engine running.  Once 
>underway, you could shift w/o the clutch at the appropriate RPM.  However, 
>you would be unable to get the engine to run w/o turning the drivetrain. 
>You would need to jumpstart to get underway.  Stopping the car would stall 
>the motor.
>
>These are the symptoms I have encountered.
>
>JT
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Taphorn" <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
>> To: "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>; <deTomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Desperate plea for clutch help
>>
>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> I suspect that it is your pilot bearing.  When the needle bearing fails, 
>>> the ZF spline will lock in the flywheel.
>>>
>>> JT
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>
>>> To: <deTomaso at realbig.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:02 PM
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Desperate plea for clutch help
>>>
>>>
>>>>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
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