[DeTomaso] The clutch, the stupid and me.

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

My wife has this theory about how there are only so many stupid mistakes that can exist, so if you do something stupid, you are sparing someone else from having to deal with stupid mistakes.

In support of the automotive hobby, I have done my best to reduce the stupid mistakes in all the other garages.

Actually, her theory is about the law of conservation of wind.  I adapted it to stupid mistakes.

She's blonde.

Back to the subject - I have a Fidanza/Centerforce flywheel/clutch.  It will only fit one way.  If you put the big side towards the engine, it rubs the flywheel bolts.  If you flip it around, it sits flat.  The orignal parts might be interchangeable.  Mine are not - really.

My stupid mistakes?  I don't think the internet has enough disk space.


-----Original Message-----
>From: "www.DeTomasoRegistry.org" <Pantera007 at provamo.com>
>Sent: May 5, 2009 12:24 AM
>To: "'P. Rimov'" <rimov at charter.net>, deTomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The clutch, the stupid and me.
>
>Hmmm.  Well take a few photos of what it looks like on correctly (and maybe
>not on correctly) and I can add them to the Clutch page... to save the next
>person from the same lesson.
>
>Chuck
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of P. Rimov
>Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 8:18 PM
>To: deTomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] The clutch, the stupid and me.
>
>So some times with advancing age comes wisdom, patients, existential out
>looks ,the maturity to accept criticism, accept failure and learn a certain
>grace for errors in judgment along with  abilities to overcome greater and
>greater challenges and the leaning of more diverse skills... I believe that
>although great wisdom has not been bestowed upon me and I am not
>particularly found of criticism or failure I would have though that my
>evolving mechanical abilities would have prevented me from installing the
>clutch disc backwards when I reunited the Cleveland with my car in January,
>but all be told I did not. Thanks for every ones positive support and help
>with sorting out my desperate plea for help. The new clutch and pressure
>plate should be delivered by weeks end and installed soon there after.
>Actually, the old clutch looks find and there was no damage to the flywheel,
>except for  a little bit scraping on the top of the crank bolts, but since
>it is on it's way and I have every thing apart I think it best to go ahead
>and replace it.
>
>
>Cheers
>
>Paul  
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