[DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches

[John Taphorn]

Barry

I purchased my twin disc from Quella.  It has two 11" splined discs with 
springs.  The pressure plate is a diaphragm. It is employed on a "73 with 
later reduced effort linkage.  That advantage is offset with a small 
diameter slave.

I recently taught my son to drive a standard in our Honda Accord.  Last 
night, I asked him to sit in the Pantera and press the clutch while I bled 
it.  His response to me was "Why is the pedal so hard?"  I hadn't thought it 
was that hard, However, out of the mouth of babes!

The clutch has worked well for many years and I have been very happy with 
it.  Although, it may not be the answer you seek.

JT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Seib" <oldwheel at mts.net>
To: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches


> Mike wrote:
> There are no less than eight different twin-disc street clutch setups on
> offer, for example, as well as six different three-finger options, two
> diaphragm options, and that's just for starters....
> ______________________________________________________
>
>
> Maybe you're right Mike.
>
> Please tell me who offers a twin-disc street clutch with two diaphragm
> options. Maybe one of them has a sprung disc center too?
>
> I'd like to go to the website and have a look at them anyway.
>
> Thanks
>
> Barry
>  -----Original
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
>  Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:00 PM
>  To: oldwheel at mts.net; kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera content - dual disc clutches
>
>
>
>  In a message dated 11/19/09 16 41 44, oldwheel at mts.net writes:
>
>
>
>    If the vendors have the best options, then that's the best place to buy
> the
>    product, but I am not convinced that is always the case. In fact I have
>    learned the hard way that it sometimes is NOT.
>
>
>
>  True enough.
>
>  With respect to clutches though, the clutch manufacturers have the best
> options, and the only *reasonable* options.  Different Pantera vendors 
> sell
> different clutches, but you don't have to buy them from the Pantera 
> vendors
> if you don't want.  But I think it's foolish to try to cobble together a
> clutch for a Pantera using parts not intended for that application, when
> there are so, so many different setups that have been formally and 
> properly
> engineered for the task, readily available.
>
>  Just out of curiousity, have you home-brew types every taken the time to
> actually *look* at the McLeod website, for instance, and see all the 
> options
> available for the Pantera just from them?  Everything from totally
> stock-style replacements, to diaphragm pressure plates, a bunch of 
> different
> types of clutch discs (to include flyweight 'racing' discs), multi-plate
> setups, and even super-small-diameter low-inertia clutches are all sitting
> right there, waiting to be chosen.
>
>  There are no less than eight different twin-disc street clutch setups on
> offer, for example, as well as six different three-finger options, two
> diaphragm options, and that's just for starters....
>
>  Mike
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