[DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
dave londry
davel at emspace.com
Mon Jun 2 00:41:40 EDT 2014
It's a good quality guess Chris.
" I'll try to have the clutch either all in or all out "
You could cut down on shifting a bit. Like just using 2nd and 4th.
dave
On 01/06/2014 9:19 PM, Will Kooiman wrote:
> Good luck.
>
> And remember, I'm just guessing on the TO bearing. But the odds are
> better than blackjack.
>
> From: Christopher Kimball <[1]chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> Date: Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 11:53 PM
> To: Will Kooiman <[2]will.kooiman at gmail.com>, Pantera list serve
> <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>
> Ouch!
> I guess I'll see how far I get.
> I'll try to have the clutch either all in or all out, and avoid the
> in-between part!
> I wonder if there is a Pantera shop between Santa Barbara and South San
> Francisco I could take it to tomorrow who would have the time and parts
> to fix it on short notice.
> Sincerely,
> Chris
> > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 23:48:33 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
> > From: [4]will.kooiman at gmail.com
> > To: [5]chrisvkimball at msn.com; [6]detomaso at poca.com
> >
> > Sounds like a throwout bearing.
> >
> > Okay to limp home, but keep your cell phone handy, and make sure you
> have
> > water, snacks, etc., just in case.
> >
> > I(c)oeve also seen a clutch disc disintegrate with those symptoms.
> >
> > Either way, the tranny and bell housing need to come out for
> inspection.
> >
> > If it were me, I(c)oed drive it home.
> >
> > On 6/1/14, 11:43 PM, "Christopher Kimball" <[7]chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I've made it to Santa Barbara, from San Diego (coming home from the
> Fun
> > > Rally), but as I pulled into the hotel here I heard a strange
> scraping
> > > noise coming from the engine compartment.
> > > It occurs when the clutch pedal is partially depressed. If the
> clutch
> > > is out; no noise. If it's pushed all the way in; no noise.
> > > Does anyone have any idea what the cause of the noise might be, and
> > > just as important, do you think I can drive another four days
> without
> > > doing anything to it, to get me the rest of the 1460-mile trip
> home?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris
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> References
>
> 1. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
> 2. mailto:will.kooiman at gmail.com
> 3. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
> 4. mailto:will.kooiman at gmail.com
> 5. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
> 6. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
> 7. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
> 8. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
> 9. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
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