Reply to ""locked" clutch?"

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Originally posted by ZR1 Pantera:

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As far as what Bosswrench is saying about the original Pantera clutch having no counter weights, I agree with him. I think he was refering to the Long style and not the Centerforce diaphragm type though.

He is referring to the little "dumbells" on the short end of the three arms on the clutch cover. They wouldn't clear the inside of the ZF aluminum bellhousing, using a normal Mustang clutch cover (pressure plate) or any other Ford Long clutch for that matter.

The Pantera long clutch doesn't have them. It uses different lever arms.

If you attempt to use the "long" clutch from a Mustang, unless the bellhouse has been clearance internally for them, there is going to be some serious internal collisions, with a lot of disgusting internal noise, followed by a lot of crying over broken parts.

Using a long throw slave cylinder won't save you on that.

But this only pertains to Long clutch, not the Centerforce diaphram type.

Thanks Doug, that makes sense. Boss must have been talking about the long style clutch. Of course, as you pointed out, my comments were surrounding the Centerforce diaphragm type clutch.

So I still stand by my comment that an inexpensive Mustang clutch is available and works just fine with a long throw slave. I think we are agreeing on that point. I knew this day would come...

So my question is this, Why would someone want to go with the long 3 finger design over a diaphragm design. I hope the answer isn't that they will hold more power because I don't think that is the case. And my experience with the 3 finger long clutch is that they are way harder from a peddle pressure perspective. I am confused as to why one would want to go that direction???

Scott