Help Tilton Hydraulic Bearing Info

[priobe]

Steve,

Are you still running the hydraulic or did you switch it out? What problems did you have ?

[Wayne Maybury]

I installed a Tilton hydraulic throw out bearing and I have not had any difficulties at all. I followed the instructions for the initial setup, installed it and basically never touched it since. I am running a 351W, toploader, and a Ford Motorsport clutch and flywheel all inside a Lakewood bellhousing. Routing the hydraulic lines is a bit of a pain when installing the tranny, but other than that it is a great setup.

One thing I did was to run a permanent bleeder line so that I could bleed the system with everything in place, if necessary.

Wayne

[priobe]

Thanks Wayne,

Did have to install a pedal stop?
Or were you able to make the adjustments with out it.

[Wayne Maybury]

No pedal stop. I am using the triple Tilton master cylinder setup, one for the clutch, one for the front brakes, and the third for the rear brakes.

As I said ealier, I set up the throw out bearing according to the installation directions, installed the transmission, bled the air out, and have not touched it since. I did remove the transmission once but that had nothing to do with the throw out bearing. The biggest problem I had was feeding the hydraulic hoses out of the Lakewood bellhousing as there is not much room to work.

I think that this is a very good option to either a mechanical or traditional hydraulic clutch system. No rods, levers, or slave cylinders to worry about.

Wayne

[priobe]

Thanks for the feed Wayne

[cdnus]

Wayne,
What size clutch did you use?
I have the same setup & I am having problems establishing the proper clearance with a 11" clutch. there is not enough adjustment in the bearing to obtain any allowance for disc wear.
I understand the 10.5" clutch is shorter than the 11" maybe that is my solution.
Thanks
Craig

[Steve Riley]

Priobe,
I started out with the Tilton unit and wasn't replacing anything. Seems to work well but the installation was a real pain to get it mounted and have the necessary clearance to the plate.
It was funny, not long thereafter I was watching American Hot Rod and saw them install the exact same unit on one of their cars as I had. They had to fight it every inch of the way!
Steve