12-06-2005, 07:32 PM | #1 |
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Spec Throwout Bearing
My friends spec throwout bearing after 3k miles of normal daily driving and about 3 or 4 trips to the track. How much hp did the monster that made this damage make you might ask? A whopping 215 to the ground.
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12-06-2005, 07:37 PM | #2 |
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12-06-2005, 09:34 PM | #3 |
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Re: Spec Throwout Bearing
SPEC uses the same as a Ford OE bearing. They do have issues sometimes, but it's across the whole line of clutch manufacturers...and never like that pic. The damage in that pic is far-worse than a faulty bearing can cause...Looks like it caught fire in the bellhousing. I would check into that setup and installation.
SPEC will still replace it probably.
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Even if spec would replace it, I dont think he wants anything to do with spec in his car after this. I will say that the spec clutches hold up well though, I think the bearings just leave something to be desired. You can look at just about any mustang site and see complaints about specs bearings (usually just about them being noisy after a couple of k miles), but I am sure that they are all due to improper installation. |
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12-07-2005, 03:12 AM | #5 |
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Re: Spec Throwout Bearing
Coupe, did Spec start using the FORD OE bearing recently?
Like Joker mentioned, there has been several complaints that I have seen as well about the Spec's t/o bearings being noisy. I agree with Matt though, the setup that t/o bearing came out of needs to be looked at more closely. The t/o arm needs to be inspected for wear
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Maybe a coincidence? I don't know.
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12-07-2005, 07:28 AM | #7 |
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Re: Spec Throwout Bearing
Federal Mogul makes it (I'm told by the management). We also have the composite case-bearing (commonly called the "plastic" one). It was created back when the sleeves were aluminum (before hardened bearing retainer) to slow the wear/galling on the part. Either works fine. The one in the pic has nothing to do with the clutch and even a defective bearing would not do that...Like Lee said, I'd look into the fork and/or fork pivot geometry. Something was out of kilter (ie: side-loaded).
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holy moly.. what is/was that. melted plastic?
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