[DeTomaso] Spare clutch

[Konrad Szwab]

It shifts well in all the gears. I am guilty of not depressing the pedal
all the way sometimes and I have to keep reminding myself to do that.

Is there a way to adjust the space between the accelerator and brake pedals
? I always felt that space to be too small unless I wear high heels, which
I tend to avoid :(

On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 2:18 PM <jderyke at aol.com> wrote:

> 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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   It shifts well in all the gears. I am guilty of not depressing the
   pedal all the way sometimes and I have to keep reminding myself to do
   that.
   Is there a way to adjust the space between the accelerator and brake
   pedals ? I always felt that space to be too small unless I wear high
   heels, which I tend to avoid :(

   On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 2:18 PM <[1]jderyke at aol.com> wrote:

   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.A
   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 <[2]kszwab at gmail.com>
   To: [3]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Sat, Nov 27, 2021 11:23 am
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Spare clutch
   A  So now that my poor car is back on the road and the mechanic made me
   A  promise that I will drive it so it does not die again sitting, I am
   A  concerned about the long life of the clutchA for the next 400 years
   and
   A  my shitty driving.
   A  How much is in general a spare clutch disk and whatever gets damaged
   by
   A  lousy shifting drivers ? I think it needs a bit of adjustment, I can
   A  smell it a bit sometimes on and off when I am at the stoplight in
   A  neutral, foot NOT on the clutch. I do not think it is rubbing at
   that
   A  time but maybe the smell catching up to me like after a running
   skunk
   A  or something.
   A  Just generally worried.
   A  KonradA
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