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Re: Hydraulic throwout bearing

To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
Subject: Re: Hydraulic throwout bearing
From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 21:25:23 -0800
Jim; How heavy is the spring pressure on your pressure plate? How much
footbox room do you have? How strong is your left leg? What I'm saying
is each car is a little different. If your road racing and shifting a
lot you set it up weaker than if your roundy round racing in just one
gear. There is no absolute rule but I like about three to four inches
max pedal travel with about 1 1/2 to 2 inches working travel (engage and
disengage).        Doug

Jim Dincau wrote:
> 
> 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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