Reply to "centreforce clutch release bearing"

It will work with the stock flywheel or aftermarket but you will PROBABLY need to redrill 1/2 of the mounting bolts or more correctly add 1/2 of them.

That is pretty easy to do on a workbench. Even easier if you have a drill press. For $119 you can get a Harbor Freight press that will work fine for you for this.

The centerline of the outer bolts is the same since the pressure plate is the same regardless of a 10-1/2" or 11" disc.



The Ford flywheel needs to be changed to 3/8" bolts from 5/16".

What Centerforce means is that for a simple direct bolt in you need to add these holes and their flywheel has them already done.

There are better deals in aftermarket flywheels than theirs.



The only pressure plate that will cause an immediate issue is using a three fingered unit intended for a Mustang or other vehicle that still has the counter weights on the outside of the cover. Those will hit the inside of the bell and need to be cut off.

There is nothing special or mysterious about the throwout bearing either but a constant contact system will last much longer with a ceramic unit.

It is the fingers on the clutch that need it to reduce excessive wear.

Unfortunately the CF fingers are not as hardened as they should be and CAN wear excessively for no reason what so ever.



CF has an "off shore" contractor build the clutches for them and in some cases looks like they painted the steel fingers black rather than use the right heat treated steel.