I installed one of Hermans release bearings in the GT6 racer. Have not raced
it yet but it has at least made for a nice clean installation.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Major" <ejmajor250@comcast.net>
To: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>; <m-syork@comcast.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder
> Henry, I'm using Herman's bearing in my (street) 250, it allows for very
> quick shifts as the travel of the pedal is very short from driving to full
> release. He also has the adjustment down to a science (I hope!) Only have
> a few miles on it though so I don't know about reliability. Probably will
> bring it up to the Glen next month for the acid test. You can give it a
> try there if you are coming up.
>
> Ed.
>
> Ed Major
> '58 TR3A, '68TR250
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>
> To: <m-syork@comcast.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 8:36 AM
> Subject: RE: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder
>
>
>> OK, this seems like a good time to ask this question. I have always
>> wondered what's the big deal with hydraulic throw out bearings. I have
>> to assume the only people messing with them are doing so because of
>> running exotic clutches.
>>
>> While I would love to have even less rotating mass bolted to the back of
>> the flywheel, the stock clutch system I am using now works quite well
>> and the cost was right. Sure, the flywheel was expensive and I splurged
>> on that lightened ring gear uncle jack did, but I got the rotating mass
>> pretty light.
>>
>> IMHO, the whole exotic clutch/hydraulic throw out bearing scenario seems
>> pricy, overly complicated and I don't like the idea of putting the
>> hydraulics IN the bellhousing. Trackside R&R of the gearbox to fix a
>> leaky slave cylinder? Ouch.
>>
>> And the thought of this in a street car where you need to pull the
>> interior to get to the gearbox... No thanks!
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: m-syork@comcast.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:55 PM
>> To: fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder
>>
>> This is a little off subject but, has anyone tried Herman Van Den
>> Akker's hydraulic throw out bearing? In a racing application? It seems
>> like it would clean things up a bit on the left side of the motor with
>> the oil filter, sandwich for remote oil cooler, oil lines, distributor,
>> and the slave cylinder.
>>
>>
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