[DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
Will Kooiman
will.kooiman at gmail.com
Mon Jun 2 23:32:59 EDT 2014
I did 200 miles with no clutch, and a battery that was too weak to start
the car.
It was in college, and I _really_ wanted to drive my 68 Mustang to campus
- which was 200 miles away. The clutch linkage fell apart 5 miles from
home. It isn¹t that hard to shift without a clutch, especially with a
fantastic transmission like the Ford Toploader. The only hard part was a
red light (right turn). Normally I would have killed the engine, but I
didn¹t think the battery would start the car. I pulled to the side
(gravel), hit the brakes, and gave it enough gas to slowly spin the tires.
Then I got a green light, and kept going. Redneck.
When I got to campus, I popped the hood and noticed the clutch linkage
sitting on the header. A pin had come out. I extracted a pin from the
seats, put the linkage back together, and went ³cruising". That was my
Macgyver moment.
What we did when we were young and stupid.
On 6/2/14, 7:49 AM, "bill gaino" <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>Chris, Avoid holding it down at stoplights, just let off the gas and push
>it in nuteral as you approach. I once drove 100 miles with no clutch, I
>would start the car in first gear from a stoplight and carfully upshift
>getting the rpm just right to engauge. Good luck Bill 1362
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>>Sent: Jun 2, 2014 12:44 AM
>>To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>>Cc: Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com>, Vicki Kimball
>><cvddk at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>>
>> 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
>> __________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:17:33 -0700
>> From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com
>> Chris,
>> You could try calling Mike Drew or Chuck Melton.
>> There are the guys in Morgan Hill that do tech sessions, the name
>> escapes me right now, but they might help you.
>> Ken
>> From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>> To: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>; Pantera list serve
>> <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 8:53 PM
>> 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: [1]will.kooiman at gmail.com
>> > To: [2]chrisvkimball at msn.com; [3]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^1ve 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^1d drive it home.
>> >
>> > On 6/1/14, 11:43 PM, "Christopher Kimball"
>> <[4]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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>> 2. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
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