[DeTomaso] [SDP] Fwd: Clutch Noise ...

Jerry Knotts knottsj at galstar.com
Mon Feb 15 08:44:52 EST 2016 

I have to agree with Mike.  2 years ago I took my Pantera clutch and 
pressure plate to a local rebuilder and he rebuilt the clutch and 
pressure plate.  Installed same and had a similar experience with the 
noise.  It was very hard to adjust to begin with.  After pulling the 
tranny and putting in a Pantera clutch the noise went away.  I talked to 
the clutch rebuilder and he said he hadn't really had the time to 
rebuild my parts so he just provided a new set from a Mustang because 
they were the same.  I never could convince him that It  wasn't a 
Mustang clutch to begin with.  I think there is someone in Tulsa with a 
early 70's Mustang have trouble adjucting their clutch.

Sometimes you are the windshield and sometimes the bug,
jerry knotts


On 2/15/2016 1:31 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
>     Ed,
>
>     None of the above. Methinks your friend screwed up big time when buying
>     parts. Instead of installing a Pantera clutch, he probably just got a
>     generic clutch for a 351C, as used in Mustangs, trucks, or various
>     Aussie cars.
>
>     Panteras use a specific clutch that has a different finger height. What
>     you are hearing is the arms on the clutch whanging the inside of the
>     bell housing.
>
>     Years ago I helped a guy who was quite young when he bought his
>     Pantera. A big hunk of the bell housing was missing! His clutch was
>     slipping due to misadjustment, but when it was adjusted correctly, it
>     had the same issue as your friend. It was so bad that in the hands of
>     the prior owner it had shattered the bell housing and broke a hunk off
>     (which he never fixed).  We had to misadjust it again so he could get
>     home.
>
>     I had an extra Centerforce Pantera clutch, so I gave it to him and
>     naturally that fixed it.
>
>     Your friend needs to pull his gearbox and buy a Pantera clutch, if I'm
>     right...
>
>     Mike
>
>     Sent from my iPad
>
>     On Feb 14, 2016, at 11:24 PM, Ed Mendez <[1]edducati at mac.com> wrote:
>
>     A friend of mine just installed his engine and ZF into his Pantera and
>     the throw out bearing (at least we think) is making this noise when you
>     depress the clutch. Please watch video below for the squeezing noise
>     and please let me know what you think it might be.
>
>     Throw out bearing?
>
>     Clutch fork?
>
>     Mis-adjustment?
>
>     Thanks Ed
>
>       [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szvJuPK5Fw8
>
>     Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus
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   I have to agree with Mike.  2 years ago I took my Pantera clutch and
   pressure plate to a local rebuilder and he rebuilt the clutch and
   pressure plate.  Installed same and had a similar experience with the
   noise.  It was very hard to adjust to begin with.  After pulling the
   tranny and putting in a Pantera clutch the noise went away.  I talked
   to the clutch rebuilder and he said he hadn't really had the time to
   rebuild my parts so he just provided a new set from a Mustang because
   they were the same.  I never could convince him that It  wasn't a
   Mustang clutch to begin with.  I think there is someone in Tulsa with a
   early 70's Mustang have trouble adjucting their clutch.
   Sometimes you are the windshield and sometimes the bug,
   jerry knotts
   On 2/15/2016 1:31 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:

   Ed,

   None of the above. Methinks your friend screwed up big time when buying
   parts. Instead of installing a Pantera clutch, he probably just got a
   generic clutch for a 351C, as used in Mustangs, trucks, or various
   Aussie cars.

   Panteras use a specific clutch that has a different finger height. What
   you are hearing is the arms on the clutch whanging the inside of the
   bell housing.

   Years ago I helped a guy who was quite young when he bought his
   Pantera. A big hunk of the bell housing was missing! His clutch was
   slipping due to misadjustment, but when it was adjusted correctly, it
   had the same issue as your friend. It was so bad that in the hands of
   the prior owner it had shattered the bell housing and broke a hunk off
   (which he never fixed).  We had to misadjust it again so he could get
   home.

   I had an extra Centerforce Pantera clutch, so I gave it to him and
   naturally that fixed it.

   Your friend needs to pull his gearbox and buy a Pantera clutch, if I'm
   right...

   Mike

   Sent from my iPad

   On Feb 14, 2016, at 11:24 PM, Ed Mendez [1]<[1]edducati at mac.com> wrote:

   A friend of mine just installed his engine and ZF into his Pantera and
   the throw out bearing (at least we think) is making this noise when you
   depress the clutch. Please watch video below for the squeezing noise
   and please let me know what you think it might be.

   Throw out bearing?

   Clutch fork?

   Mis-adjustment?

   Thanks Ed

     [2][2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szvJuPK5Fw8

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