[DeTomaso] Spare clutch

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There are a few things that influence how well a clutch operates: the thickness and adjustabilty of the pressure plate & disc, and the thickness of the ZF synchros. A possible 3rd thing is whether you completely depress the clutch pedal to the floor when shifting . Few owners do this. If you happen to try shifting too fast, the Pantera's long heavy linkage can be 'beaten' by quick-shifting, causing grinding. 
The worlds best, most expensive clutch on a ZF with worn out synchros will not allow smooth shifting. So it may not be you, my friend- it may be your transmission. A clue (without disassembly) to how worn your synchros are is whether shifting into 4th or 5th is smooth. Usually, 2nd gear synchros are the most badly worn. Careful tweeks to the linkage often fixes things if the linkage is also worn. .


-----Original Message-----
From: Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com>
To: DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Sat, Nov 27, 2021 11:23 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] Spare clutch

  So now that my poor car is back on the road and the mechanic made me
  promise that I will drive it so it does not die again sitting, I am
  concerned about the long life of the clutchA for the next 400 years and
  my shitty driving.
  How much is in general a spare clutch disk and whatever gets damaged by
  lousy shifting drivers ? I think it needs a bit of adjustment, I can
  smell it a bit sometimes on and off when I am at the stoplight in
  neutral, foot NOT on the clutch. I do not think it is rubbing at that
  time but maybe the smell catching up to me like after a running skunk
  or something.
  Just generally worried.
  KonradA
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   There are a few things that influence how well a clutch operates: the
   thickness and adjustabilty of the pressure plate & disc, and the
   thickness of the ZF synchros. A possible 3rd thing is whether you
   completely depress the clutch pedal to the floor when shifting . Few
   owners do this. If you happen to try shifting too fast, the Pantera's
   long heavy linkage can be 'beaten' by quick-shifting, causing
   grinding.
   The worlds best, most expensive clutch on a ZF with worn out synchros
   will not allow smooth shifting. So it may not be you, my friend- it may
   be your transmission. A clue (without disassembly) to how worn your
   synchros are is whether shifting into 4th or 5th is smooth. Usually,
   2nd gear synchros are the most badly worn. Careful tweeks to the
   linkage often fixes things if the linkage is also worn. .
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com>
   To: DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Sat, Nov 27, 2021 11:23 am
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Spare clutch
     So now that my poor car is back on the road and the mechanic made me
     promise that I will drive it so it does not die again sitting, I am
     concerned about the long life of the clutchA for the next 400 years
   and
     my shitty driving.
     How much is in general a spare clutch disk and whatever gets damaged
   by
     lousy shifting drivers ? I think it needs a bit of adjustment, I can
     smell it a bit sometimes on and off when I am at the stoplight in
     neutral, foot NOT on the clutch. I do not think it is rubbing at that
     time but maybe the smell catching up to me like after a running skunk
     or something.
     Just generally worried.
     KonradA
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