TKO 500/600 w/ stock FE throwout bearing

STEVE POTTS · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 09:26 AM

I read that the stock ford toploader/FE throwout bearing will not fit properly on the tremec/TKO bearing retainer. Has anyone dealt w/ this issue before?

I am using a factory fork/throwout bearing that is pulled by a hydraulic slave cylinder and it works great, so I am interested in keeping the stock fork set-up but I am looking at changing to a tko for the overdrive feature.

STEVE POTTS · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 11:51 AM

I'm answering my own post...the tko 500/600 will work w/ the stock ford throwout bearing for small input toploaders. The big input toploaders use a larger inside bearing diameter and will not work w/ the tko units w/o modification.