Hydraulic Throwout Bearings

[601HP]

Initially I posted this within another existing thread, but decided it should be a stand-alone thread.

I've always had a master and slave cylinder set up connected to a standard Ford mechanical clutch fork. I haven't been fully satisfied with high rpm shifting. It seemed there wasn't quite enough TOB extension and the gears felt like there wasn't complete disengagement of the single disc clutch. The bellhouse was a Lakewood unit, and the master/slave cylinders were Girling.

This year I had installed a Quicktime bellhouse and McLeod Twin Disc clutches and still had the same master/slave cylinder/Ford fork set up. The problem of incomplete clutch disengagement was a bit more evident than the old Lakewood bellhouse and single disc. I'm concerned with premature synchro wear.

Last week I purchased a hydraulic throwout bearing from David Kee Toploaders. His description of this type TOB indicates it will provide substantially more TOB travel (extension) than my prior set up. Next spring after I've sorted through other more serious issues, I'll install the hydraulic TOB and look forward to easier shifting.

If any owners who already have a hydraulic TOB would like to post your satisfaction or lack of satisfaction with the HTOB, I'm interested in your opinions.

Thanks,
David

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