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Adjust to zero clutch lash?
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<blockquote data-quote="Helomech74" data-source="post: 6710783" data-attributes="member: 66460"><p>These cars and every Mustang from 79 uses a constant velocity type of Throw out bearing. It needs to be seated on the fingers at all times. The best and optimal setting would be with about 4-6 pounds of pressure on the fingers. I do this by using a spring scale on the release fork. I pull it until it reads 4-6 pounds, then I have someone tighten the cable to hold the tension. Doing this puts the bearing onto the fingers with enough force to keep it from slipping/skipping across the fingers creating heat which destroys the bearings. </p><p></p><p>The things that kills the bearings isn't the contact with the fingers, it's the lack of contact. not enough force allows the bearing to skip or slide instead of spin with the Pressure plate fingers. This heats up the bearing, making it puke out all it's grease, and then you start to get the lovely chirping sound as it dies. </p><p></p><p>I have spoken at length about this with a few high end drivetrain shops as well as a few fellow Master techs. I have been doing it this way to my cars, and customer's cars for years now, with no abnormal failures of the Throwout bearing at all. </p><p></p><p>People may disagree, but call Promotion powertrain and talk to them about it, they'll tell you the same thing. Believe me this works. It also makes the clutch release at about 1/2 way through the travel which is also optimal for all forms of driving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helomech74, post: 6710783, member: 66460"] These cars and every Mustang from 79 uses a constant velocity type of Throw out bearing. It needs to be seated on the fingers at all times. The best and optimal setting would be with about 4-6 pounds of pressure on the fingers. I do this by using a spring scale on the release fork. I pull it until it reads 4-6 pounds, then I have someone tighten the cable to hold the tension. Doing this puts the bearing onto the fingers with enough force to keep it from slipping/skipping across the fingers creating heat which destroys the bearings. The things that kills the bearings isn't the contact with the fingers, it's the lack of contact. not enough force allows the bearing to skip or slide instead of spin with the Pressure plate fingers. This heats up the bearing, making it puke out all it's grease, and then you start to get the lovely chirping sound as it dies. I have spoken at length about this with a few high end drivetrain shops as well as a few fellow Master techs. I have been doing it this way to my cars, and customer's cars for years now, with no abnormal failures of the Throwout bearing at all. People may disagree, but call Promotion powertrain and talk to them about it, they'll tell you the same thing. Believe me this works. It also makes the clutch release at about 1/2 way through the travel which is also optimal for all forms of driving. [/QUOTE]
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