Centerforce Clutch

Its not all that easy to tell a dual-friction disc from a garden variety disc after many miles on it. New discs are different colrs on each side. FWIW, CEnterforce pressure plates are simply diaphragm clutches with a small flat sliding weight on each finge for high speed assist in holding big-power engines. Ordinary diaphragm clutches such as std Chevy have no weights. CEnterforces often have oversized 12-point bolts holding the pressure plate to the flywheel, too. IMHO, if your clutch is working & not slipping, I'd leave it alone. But if you must, all the vendors sell Centerforce assembiles; just call up your favorite Pantera vendor & tell them what you want; they will likely have it on the shelf. At the same time, consider replacing the pilot bushing & throwout bearing, just for insurance.

Contact Marlin Jack through this forum for a pure bronze pilot bushing. All of the others I found had a high iron content ( a magnet will stick to it) and they are too hard and will contribute to wear on the input shaft. Marlin's was a work of art for $25.

Gary

I always heard that unless you were pushing over 400HP, a dual-friction Centerforce was not neccessary.

But everybody knows that all Panteras have over 600 HP and go over 160 MPH on a regular basis.

If you don't feel like waiting. Most performance parts stores carry centerforce in stock. What you probably have is a clutch from a late model mustang. I opted for a 11" centerforce II.