[DeTomaso] FYI - Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing

[Ken Green]

If it's a scam, then Ford is in on it because it's in the Ford Racing 2010 catalog, page 167 top left corner, second from the top under "CLUTCHES". 
 
It would be great if the manufactures would release detailed specs, but I suspect they are reluctant because they don't want people to deviate from the combinations they offer.
 
Ken

--- On Tue, 9/7/10, mikeldrew at aol.com <mikeldrew at aol.com> wrote:


From: mikeldrew at aol.com <mikeldrew at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] FYI - Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 12:42 PM


Ken wrote:

 
    Centerforce will not sell you a replacement dual friction disk 
apart from
the PP, but you can buy just the Centerforce disk from Ford Racing:
 
http://www.shop.speedunlimited.com/p-5106-ford-racing-m-7550-a302-clutch-disc-1-116-10-spl-105.aspx
 
sure doesn't make sense to me.

>>>Yeah, it sure seems like a scam to me too.  I talked to Centerforce 
about their policy, and they insist that when your disc wears out 
(which can happen quite quickly apparently), you send your PP back to 
them for them to 'rebuild' it, and then they will ship it back to you 
with a new disc.

BTW the part number for the disc from Ford racing--it appears to be a 
generic Ford 302 disc, as opposed to the Pantera-specific disc which is 
(apparently?) thinner (same friction material thickness, but the disc 
is thinner overall).

Rather than all of us spectulating, it really would be helpful if 
somebody would get the actual specs for the Pantera-specific clutches 
from the manufacturers, and have them explain exactly what makes their 
Pantera-specific clutches different from their ordinary Ford offerings. 
  Ken, if you don't have time to do this, I will probably be calling 
McLeod Monday or Tuesday next week to discuss my hydraulic throwout 
bearing.  Let me know if you want me to do the homework there.

Mike
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