[DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question

[Asa Jay Laughton]

PS.
Get the he** off the PCH (101) and get your a** on I-5.  You should have
-two- overnights from Santa Babara; one in Vacaville and one in Medford,
Roseburg or Eugene.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 6/1/2014 10:04 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> Throwout bearing is a good bet, but it could -also- be the clutch disk
> itself; makes noise when slightly disengaged but not when fully clamped
> or fully released.
>
> Mike Drew lives in Vacaville, just north of San Francisco.  I'd stop
> there and inspect the disk through the hole in the bellhousing if you
> can.  If the disk looks like it has friction material on both sides,
> then it's probably the throwout bearing.  Mike and Lori are familiar
> with removing the trans.  If he's available, you should simply stop
> there and swap the throw-out bearing for a new one.  If it's more than
> that, you'll need to layover for parts... can you stop for more than a
> couple days?
>
> If I were you I'd stop dilly-dallying and drive it home.  Stop this
> pansy BS of stopping every few hundred miles and get on it... I don't
> care if you -are- 15 years my senior.  Slow down on drinking, stop for
> fuel ONLY; empty the bladder and grab some grub at the same time.  Drive
> the speed limit.  You should be averaging 800 miles per day, most of it
> in fifth gear; three gas stops at the most and that last one should be
> either at the hotel at end of day or in the morning when you leave.
>
> Get 'er done!
> Asa  Jay
>
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************     
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
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>
>
> On 6/1/2014 9:44 PM, Christopher Kimball wrote:
>>    Good advice--thanks!
>>    I called Mike Drew and he said it sounds like a throw-out bearing
>>    getting ready to wear out, and that I should be OK getting home as long
>>    as I try to keep shifting gears down to a minimum.
>>    Just in case though, if anyone has the names and address of some good
>>    repair shops (that would know how to work on a Centerforce clutch in a
>>    Pantera) between Santa Barbara and South San Francisco, please let me
>>    know.  If I have to call AAA they can flatbed my car up to 200 miles,
>>    and it would be nice to have them take it to a shop I can trust.
>>    Here's the full itinerary:
>>    From Santa Barbara I go to South San Francisco.  From South San
>>    Francisco I go to Crescent City, CA,  From Crescent City Ca I to to
>>    Newport, OR, From Newport OR I go to Tacoma.
>>    Once I get close to Newport, OR, I could probably go to Denny Finn's
>>    shop, and after that I could just have the car taken to my mechanic in
>>    Tacoma, so the areas in which I might need a good repair shop would be
>>    between Santa Barbara and South San Francisco, and between South San
>>    Francisco and Crescent City, CA.
>>    Hopefully I won't need to do anything until I get home, but contingency
>>    plans are always good to have!
>>    Thanks,
>>    Chris   
>