[DeTomaso] Clutch
Rich
hoppe1 at cox.net
Thu Mar 8 19:57:46 EST 2012
I have just remembered something that I thought everyone did but have not
heard on the list.
The inside of the bellhousing can be ground down near the bolts to make room
for the clutch fork and weights.
I seem to think every bellhousing I have seen has been ground off.
Is it only an arizona thing to do?
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Green
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 8:29 PM
To: David in Durango ; panteras
Cc: TPR List
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Clutch
Dave,
I think the common failure of the pressure plate contacting the inside
of the bell housing is with a typical 3 finger clutch. There are roughly
cylindrical shaped weights that can be seen through the three openings in
the pressure plate housing. If you do a trial fit there is clearance, but
when a motor revs, the weights come out and hit the inside of the bell
housing. If you look at a similar Pantera pressure plate, these weights are
gone.
Ken
From: David in Durango <adin at frontier.net>
To: panteras <detomaso at realbig.com>
Cc: TPR List <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 11:21 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Clutch
First, thanks to all that offered some comment - it all helps make a
decision. I hope I didn't miss a personal thank you to everyone.
What we learned:
I have a centerforce alum flywheel, single bolt pattern. DQ (Dennis Quella)
is a McLeod dealer and will check on what help McLeod can offer. (We know
that re-drilling the flywheel may not be the best idea.) I may just put a
new disc in it. DQ also has an adjustable TO brg (mine did work, but was
failed) and will coach me through the setup. DQ was more than willing to
spend time with me on the phone to determine options and fixes. DQ is doing
research w/ McLeod now.
Apparently, the CF (centerforce) clutch has the "magic wts." (my term) that
I want to avoid, if I can afford a new McLeod and they have a PP to fit. I
can't afford to replace the flywheel now. (Powered by SS, you know) Just to
note, a few people "don't like" the extra wts but no one could site personal
experience with a problem. I never notice increased pedal effort at high
RPM.
What caused my question was some memory of someone having a PP hit the bell
housing - perhaps a Mustang clutch?
At any rate, thanks again to all. I'll keep you posted if I learn anything
more.
cheers,
David
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