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Re: Hydraulic throwout bearing

To: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
Subject: Re: Hydraulic throwout bearing
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 17:30:44 -0800
Doug,
What I was wondering about is the throw at the pedal for clutch release. I
have all the instructions from 10k  on how to shim the throwout.\Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@QNET.COM>
Cc: List Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Hydraulic throwout bearing


> Jim; You should have shims that mount between the bearing and the
> trans. With the bearing seated I use about .030 clearance. If your hard
> on the clutch and wear the plates that clearance will shorten up.
> Doug
>
> Jim Dincau wrote:
> >
> > Hi Doug,
> > Its a 10,000 RPM two disk, with a Howe bearing and a CNC master cyl. The
guy
> > at 10K said his fingers would work with that bearing. I haven't had the
> > thing together yet and was wondering about how much throw to allow for
to
> > release the clutch after the free play is taken up?
> > Jim in Palmdale
> > i
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
> > To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
> > Cc: List Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 7:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: Hydraulic throwout bearing
> >
> > > Jim; We have run Tilton on race tracks for years with no problems. You
> > > have to set the free play correctly. Are you using a three disk
clutch?
> > > You have to use the correct pressure plate fingers with the TO
> > > bearing.            Doug Odom in big ditch
> > >
> > >   Jim Dincau wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anybody out there running one of these?
> > > > How much pedal travel do you get?
> > > > I know it depends on cyl sizes and arm length but tell me what you
run
> > and
> > > > I'll extrapolate.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > Jim in Palmdale

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