[DeTomaso] Clutch Chatter

[John Taphorn]

My Dual Disc purchased from Quella a while ago has a McLeod diaphragm 
pressure plate.  Fortunately after probably close to ten years, no chatter.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Clutch Chatter


> Any idea why Dennis is selling the 3 finger version instead of the 
> diaphragm version? I think they both are good for 1,000 HP.
>
> Ken
>
> From: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2011 10:14 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Clutch Chatter
>
> I've got a fairly new McLeod dual plane clutch purchased this summer from
> Dennis that has begun to chatter when rolling out in first or in reverse.
> I've got about 700 miles on the clutch at this point, so it's gone through
> it's break-in. The clutch I removed was a Centerforce, albeit the wrong
> one, and had been in the car for about 10,000 miles before I pulled the ZF
> to have it rebuilt. I did not have the flywheel resurfaced as I had done 
> so
> when the new motor went in back in 2007, and to Dennis' instructions, gave
> it a light going over with fine-grit red garnet sand paper on a flat 
> sanding
> block. Both the new pressure plate and flywheel were then thoroughly
> cleaned with brake cleaner.
>
> Is there anything I can do to minimize/cure the chatter short of pulling 
> the
> ZF and resurfacing the pressure plate and flywheel?
> Is this something that is going to get worse over time?
>
> I sure miss the counter-weighted diaphragm design of the Centerforce. The
> 3-finger McLeod starts to take a toll on my running-abused ankle after a
> long day of driving.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mike Thomas
> Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74L #6328
>
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