[DeTomaso] NPC - need help with throwout bearing on a 4 speed toploader

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Most aftermarket bellhousings use a variable height throwout pivot 
ball-stud for the arm. Can you change the height of your pivot stud and thus move 
the arm away from the opening? It means readjusting all the linkage, but it 
saves trying to find a special bearing. 
If the bearing is mounted on a carrier, sometimes the carrier can be 
shimmed to produce a longer assembly. Or tack-braze a shim washer to the arm's 
yoke.
Failing that, I've 'modified' bellhousing openings both ways with a torch 
and grinder when necessary. Unless you're winning money at the drags, no 
one's gonna say anything about a modified Lakewood even if its not quite 
SEMA-spec anymore. Good luck- J Deryke