Reply to "Clutch effort reduction linkage kit"

The dual friction disc doesn't like steel flywheels. I think it is formulated for iron.

That is in fact one of the problems that I had with the dual friction.

The problem was in my Taurus SHO that I installed the center force dual friction in.

1)the throwout bearing wore into the diaphragm fingers on the clutch. I would say about .030" on something like a .080" thick finger.

2)The disc embedded itself into the flywheel surface about .040". The clutch material on the flywheel side was almost on the rivets. The pressure plate side was as it should have been.

3)this was with 8,000 miles of street usage.

On the Pantera I simply do not use the car enough to give any reports. It seems to be fine BUT my thought is simply that this all has to do with the "break in warning" that comes with the clutch. I think it said 500 to 1,500 mile break in?

What I interpret that to mean now after looking at these issues is the mating of the disc friction materials to the flywheel and the pressure plate. I think you have simply not mated or "broken in" the flywheel side Bill? That seems to be the hard side and it needs more mileage to mate to that flywheel.

Of course knowing what I know now it also may be that it will never mate to it and just wear that side of the disc down to the rivets prematurely.

I would tell you to talk to Gene, the tech guy at Centerforce but the fact is that I think he has developed this major ass hole itis and would rather be playing golf. Sorry Gene, but facts are facts. I know. You got the job and it's just a job and you don't give a f u c k? Sorry everyone but fore warned is fore armed. Centerforce just doesn't care what your problems with the clutch are. It's always someone else's problem...and it isn't theirs.