[DeTomaso] Clutch R & R

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/22/12 12 51 24, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:


> I have my new Centerforce in a box,
> 

Remember that a Centerforce clutch can NOT be bolted to a stock or standard 
351C flywheel.   It either requires a Centerforce flywheel, OR a machine 
shop has to re-drill your flywheel to accept the Centerforce bolt pattern.   
If this work is even the tinest bit off, the car will shake like a wet dog.

Several Pantera owners in England were victim to that a few years back.

So, either be armed with the necessary parts to make it a bolt-in swap, or 
plan for extended time in the shop while the flywheel is redrilled, and hope 
for the best.

Personally, I'd return the Centerforce if able, and substitute a 
nearly-identical McLeod Pantera diaphragm clutch, which has all the same features 
except the gimmick weights, and bolts right up to your standard flywheel.   It 
will save you many hundreds of dollars and speed the process.

Mike