With the torque from the stock 260 and 2.88 rear axle, I have hadf no problem
with
the clutch in 7 years - almost no need for slip and no stall. Of course, it
depends
how you drive ...
twojohnsons@home.com wrote:
> Windsor---a great nom-de-plume for a Tiger owner(except for Jim Barrett)
> Here's my long-ago tale of woe. I recall that Tiger was hell on clutches when
>it
> had the 288 gears. Starting in that tall first was like starting in second.
>More
> dumb engineering choices by Rootes. So like many enthusiastic drivers, I
>burned
> out several clutches. I even tried a Boss 302 clutch & PP, & that didn't last
> either. I'd also almost forgotten about the time I foolishly tried to pull
>some
> shrub roots up with a chain attached to my Tiger.
> Finally, I bought a McLeod clutch & pressure plate direct from the factory, &
>it
> failed quickly too. When I called to complain, the "special applications
> guy"---Dennis Bress, I think, chewed me out for ordering a Ford clutch &
> pressure plate---it had to be specifically set up for Tiger. But I shipped the
> failed unit back, & he kindly rebuilt the failed Ford piece to Tiger specs for
> me, & it still soldiers on, many years & many abusive starts later.
> So if I were you, I would get the McLeod unit---the one for Tiger, not the one
> for Ford.
> Al J.
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