ZF Noise

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I have even taken the throwout bearing out completely and run the setup while the car is on axle jacks and noise is still there. The car was just put back together.

You may have the wrong bolts installed, the two that attach the bell housing to the ZF (at the bottom from inside the bell housing). They should be allen head cap screws without any washers. Use blue loctite.

John

Make sure you're not catching the starter gear. I put in a hi-torque starter and it sounded like hell until i shimmed the starter back a bit. I dont know if you changed anything in that area, but just an idea...

Adding a three finger Long-type Mustang clutch with counterweights on the arms will make a horrible noise as the centrifugal weights swing out and gradulayy machine themselves a deep groove in the inside bellhousing reinforcement ribs... The clutch for a Pantera has NO centrifugal weights.

Thanks guys;

I checked the ZF and the bolts are all the correct ones. I am running a high torque starter that I will try to shim. Any one else using the adjustable throwout bearing? I removed the two small shims and was wondering if I did the right thing.
Thanks

Msgt, there are two different throwout bearings; one is a rather loose fit on the cast iron carrier while the other has an extra piece of sheet-steel folded into the opening. So this one is slightly tighter fitting. In addition, the anti-rattle spring for the bearing & carrier must be assembled such that it holds the bearing to the carrier. If you have the 'loose' type bearing and the anti-rattle hairpin spring is missing or assembled wrong, vibration will shake the bearing around a little. A sensitive person in a Pantera with stock exhausts may be able to hear the noise. if this is what's happening, it will cause no problem. Diagnosing 'funny noises' in a car is difficult enough when you're right there so my guesses may not apply.